Motorcycles museums & collections

A free-admission museum in Sunrise, FL displaying a Belgian collector's lifetime collection of thousands of automotive and vintage gas-station items, including immersive period recreations like a 1934 Texaco station and a drive-in movie scene.

Free museum attached to Doc's Harley-Davidson dealership in Bonduel, featuring classic/muscle cars alongside motorcycles.

Was a museum founded by dealer Larry Bennett in 2015 at his former dealership, showcasing classic, muscle, exotic, and movie-associated vehicles plus vintage gas pumps and neon signage.

A combination museum, dealership, and restoration shop in Corinth founded by Terry Rider, displaying roughly 82 of a 200+ vehicle collection spanning the 1920s to present, including muscle cars, exotics, and motorcycles.

Sister museum to the Eagles Mere Auto Museum, located near Eagles Mere/Laporte, focused on vintage motorcycles.

An art, history and technology museum with ~100 cars and trucks, including one of the world's largest collections of Ford Model A/AA commercial vehicles, shown via a robotic vertical racking system.

Formerly a sprawling private museum (100+ cars, 100+ motorcycles, a huge toy/pedal-car collection) built by the late Elmer Duellman.

Formerly housed inside Historic Harley-Davidson of Topeka, telling the story of daredevil Evel Knievel.

Motorcycle museum in Joaquin, self-described as located in "the Motorcycle Capital of Texas."

A multi-modal transportation museum with 800+ artifacts: automobiles, motorcycles, carriages, bicycles, steam locomotives, rail equipment and fire apparatus.

A large automobile museum on a 90-acre campus exhibiting 400+ vintage and collector vehicles and motorcycles from all eras across numerous historic buildings, and hosting several affiliated partner museums.

Museum in Hammondsport, NY dedicated to aviation pioneer and early motorcycle manufacturer Glenn Curtiss, including aircraft, motorcycles, carriages, and some early automobiles.

Former museum in Hardy displaying over 60 rare vintage cars, trucks, motorcycles and bicycles, with an emphasis on 1915-1929 era vehicles including many Model Ts.

Private motorcycle museum founded by Bobby Haas, showcasing over 230 rare, vintage, and custom motorcycles alongside sculpture art.

Official Harley-Davidson Motor Company museum with 450+ motorcycles across 120+ years, a 130,000 sq ft complex on the Menomonee River in Milwaukee.

A 12,000-sq-ft museum in a former armory along Route 66, displaying dozens of vehicles (antique, vintage, muscle, military, racing) plus Route 66 memorabilia and antique motorcycles.

Museum opened 2018 with a collection that has grown past 300 motorcycles, with roughly 150 on display at a time.

A private classic-car and motorcycle collection/clubhouse (est. 1996) displaying dozens of vehicles spanning roughly a century, including Buick, Plymouth, Pontiac, Jaguar, Studebaker and a Messerschmitt.

Honda's first public museum in the U.S., adjacent to its original 1979 Marysville plant; free admission.

Planned museum in Sauk Rapids built from the personal collection of the late James Feneis (d. 2023), who set up a charitable foundation to convert his garage into a public museum.

Planned museum around collector Terry Good's 47-year motocross archive, still seeking a permanent site in northeast Illinois.

Small, free, volunteer-run motorcycle museum in Pacific Grove (Monterey area) displaying a personal collection of classic and vintage motorcycles.

Free roughly 150-vehicle collection on historic Route 66 in Duarte, assembled by the Justice Brothers (early NASCAR/racing sponsors and automotive-chemical pioneers), featuring vintage race cars, motorcycles, and memorabilia.

Small private motorcycle museum in San Manuel run by the Traweek family, featuring motorcycles dating back to the 1950s tied to their family history.

Gift shop in the White Mountains with a small museum showcasing antique cars and motorcycles restored by the owner.

Downtown Marquette motorcycle museum opened in spring 2003 by Stan and LaVona.

Motorcycle museum attached to a working Harley-Davidson & Yamaha dealership, with 218 motorcycles, 24 cars, 20 bicycles, and 2 tractors spanning about 9 decades internationally.

Founded 2002 by Jeff Lane in a former Nashville bakery, holding the largest collection of European cars and motorcycles in the US - 500+ vehicles (~150 displayed), emphasizing unusual and one-off designs.

Motorcycle museum in Springville built around collector Charlie Salisbury's personal collection of 200+ vintage motorcycles, part of the Legends Motor Co. complex.

A separate LeMay family entity (distinct from LeMay-America's Car Museum) housed on the 88-acre historic Marymount Military Academy campus in Tacoma, holding the bulk of the LeMay family's roughly 1,500-vehicle collection, once Guinness-recognized as the largest private antique/vintage vehicle collection.

Hill Country motorcycle museum with machines dating from the 1910s to modern era.

Private Arvada-area collection of sports/vintage racing cars (historically up to 15 McLarens), roughly 15 Corvettes, and motorcycles, built by the Mathews family since around 1970.

A private collection museum in Young Harris, GA overlooking Lake Chatuge, assembled by Jerry and June Smith, spanning nine decades of cars, trucks, and motorcycles, many offered for sale.

A large private collection in Mooresville ('Race City USA') centered on NASCAR and vintage race cars plus movie cars, pedal cars, antique toys, motorcycles and tractors.

Eclectic Americana/pioneer-village museum in Polson with 40+ buildings and 300,000+ artifacts, including substantial antique vehicle, motorcycle, and snowmobile holdings.

Private motorcycle museum in Tecumseh built by Bill and Carla Montz, showcasing 105+ years of motorcycle history.

Antique and classic car/motorcycle museum in Rapid City built from Bill and Peggy Napoli's personal restorations since they married in 1969; also functions as a classic-vehicle sales lot.

Nonprofit motorcycle museum in Carmel Valley displaying 170+ motorcycles from 17 countries, founded by Robb Talbott.

Planned 100,000-sq-ft museum as part of the "Motor City TEXAS" motortainment complex in North Texas, dedicated to auto and motorcycle racing heritage.

An approximately 5-acre indoor/outdoor museum in Aniwa with 400+ vehicles organized by theme (race room, bike barn, boneyard, exotics, military), including a large vintage Alfa Romeo display.

Entity found only with a Facebook page presence; no confirmed physical address, website, or operating status.

85,000 sq ft museum with over 600 mostly American motorcycles from the first half of the 20th century, emphasizing Indian and Harley-Davidson models, plus two operational "Wall of Death" motordromes.

A hall of fame and 20,000-sq-ft museum at Daytona International Speedway honoring US motorsports across open wheel, stock cars, drag racing, motorcycles, sports cars, powerboats, aviation and off-road.

Historic non-profit museum atop Petit Jean Mountain, opened 1964 by future Arkansas Governor Winthrop Rockefeller. Displays ~50 vehicles from 1904-1981 including several of Rockefeller's personal cars.

Dealership heritage collection inside Napoleon Harley-Davidson, showcasing nine 1962 Harleys restored by dealership staff.

Formerly housed 500+ motorcycles, a bicycle collection, and thousands of pieces of memorabilia; named Iowa Tourism Attraction of the Year in 2001.

Located in Warren, OH (Packard's birthplace), presenting rotating displays of Packard automobiles with documents, engines, tools and artifacts, plus an annual motorcycle exhibit.

A private collection focused on famous vehicles from movies and TV, including James Bond's Aston Martin, Magnum P.I.'s Ferrari 308, the Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am, and Evel Knievel's jump bike.

Formerly a free car/motorcycle and celebrity-memorabilia exhibit inside the Celebrity Hotel & Casino in downtown Deadwood.

Located in the restored 200-year-old Hockanum Mill, features 100+ vintage motorcycles, memorabilia, and a motorcycle research library, founded by Ken Kaplan and opened in 2018.

10,000 sq ft museum of New England motorsports history located at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, featuring race cars and motorcycles from all disciplines, trophies, and driver helmets.

Dealership-based Harley-Davidson heritage collection similar in concept to the Napoleon Harley-Davidson Museum.

A volunteer-run nonprofit museum at Powerland Heritage Park in Brooks displaying cars, trucks, and motorcycles from 1909-1980.

Private motorcycle collection/dealer in Ortonville built over about 4 decades by Kevin Backstrand; opened to the public in 2017.

A transportation-history museum focused on operational pre-1940 aircraft, automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles and engines. ~150 vehicles including 24 aircraft and 54 cars (1898-1968), most kept running.

A Seattle-headquartered nonprofit founded in 1994 that operates as a virtual/archival motorcycle museum with no permanent physical location, occasionally loaning exhibits to other institutions.

Sprawling 40+ building complex in Murdo started in 1954 by A.J. "Dick" Geisler, now run by his son Dave, with hundreds of cars, trucks, tractors, and motorcycles from a turn-of-the-century Oldsmobile to a 1980s Fiero.

New museum opened May 16, 2024 in the former Crofoot Elementary School building, covering the Oakland Motor Car Company/Pontiac brand plus 51 area-linked automotive brands.

Town-supported museum displaying collector Bud Striegel's rotating roughly 35-vehicle collection of classic cars and motorcycles.

Nonprofit museum in Wallsburg (est. 1999) housing a large private collection of roughly 200 antique/classic cars, 150+ antique motorcycles (including Utah's largest Harley-Davidson collection), and around 200 antique tractors and farm implements.

Colorado Springs museum (est. 1992) preserving antique/classic motorcycles from the early 1900s-1970s, including a motorcycle hall of fame.

A vintage Japanese-motorcycle collection historically displayed at Hinshaw's Motorcycle Store in Auburn, spanning decades of Japanese marques.

Privately owned museum on Route 66 in Santa Rosa with 30+ restored classic cars, street rods, and motorcycles, run by restorer James "Bozo" Cordova.

Restaurant/entertainment complex in Springfield, opened 2018, with a free museum of race cars, motorcycles, neon signs, and gas pumps.

An interactive educational automotive museum operating as 'The Garage', featuring hands-on displays, the year-round Kustom Kemps of America (KKOA) Hall of Fame exhibit, and rotating exhibits.

A 17,000-sq-ft museum in Balboa Park displaying 75+ cars and motorcycles through a permanent collection plus rotating themed exhibits, from brass-era and classic cars to a strong motorcycle collection.

Housed in a restored 1921 filling station on Route 66 in Chandler; reopened in 2010 as a motorcycle museum.

A collection specializing in Brass Era automobiles and motorcycles (~1895-1917) presented in the context of early American motoring, from an 1899 De Dion-Bouton to a 1924 Mercer.

Museum in Solvang displaying roughly 95 rare vintage and classic motorcycles ranging from a 1910 FN to modern machines.

Motorcycle museum operating since 2009, displaying engineering from 1913 to present.

Privately owned auto museum/showroom in Loganville, GA displaying classic cars and scooters on loan from private owners, most of which are for sale.

Commemorates Springfield's role as an automotive-industry birthplace, including the Duryea brothers' 1893 gasoline car and the only US Rolls-Royce factory (Rolls-Royce of America, 1921-1931); also features an Indian Motorcycles exhibit.

Motorcycle museum/art gallery/lounge in downtown St. Charles, opened March 2025, spanning 100+ years of motorcycling.

A 10,000 sq ft, volunteer-run museum with 115-160+ vintage motorcycles from various manufacturers.

Nonprofit in Sturgis dedicated to the history of motorcycling and the heritage of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

Museum with 88+ vintage motorcycles from the 1950s-70s, paired with an on-site apparel boutique.

Vintage car and motorcycle collection housed within The Automaster car dealership complex, displayed alongside a Norman Rockwell art collection and flight memorabilia.

Located in Chattanooga's Historic Southside next to the historic Honest Charley Speed Shop (the world's first mail-order speed shop, est. 1948), this museum showcases Corky Coker's personal collection of over 100 vintage cars, hot rods, motorcycles, trucks, buses, and rare engines.

Newly opened (May 2024) museum near Chippewa Falls showcasing cars, trucks, cycles, and automobilia including loaned pieces.

Consignment dealer/museum in Elkhart Lake showcasing rotating luxury, vintage, and exotic cars and motorcycles near Road America.

Motorcycle museum and cafe located in the restored 1922 Eureka City Post Office building in the small town of Eureka, displaying vintage Harley-Davidson, Indian, and other classic motorcycles.

Opened 2016 in a renovated body shop in Augusta, a free-admission museum of 70-100+ vintage motorcycles, plus a vintage Valentine Diner and Wichita Joyland amusement park artifacts.

Motorcycle museum on the 2nd floor of the same Mazomanie building as the Midwest MicroCar Museum, featuring vintage European Cold War-era motorcycles and scooters.

An appointment-only private motorcycle collection in Chehalis featuring 36 fully restored antique motorcycles, over two dozen pre-1920.

A large Hood River museum pairing still-flying antique aircraft with still-driving antique automobiles and motorcycles, one of the largest such combined collections in the country.

Automotive museum on the grounds of the Estrella Warbirds Museum at Paso Robles Municipal Airport, founded by vintner Dick Woodland; focused on NASCAR Sprint, Modified, Super Modified, and Midget race cars plus classic cars and motorcycles.

Private collection of roughly 150 vehicles (automobiles, motorcycles, vintage fire trucks) in a Boise industrial park, built by the late Ron Yanke and his wife Linda.

A Ho Chi Minh City workshop devoted to vintage Italian scooters (Vespa, Lambretta) and classic Hondas, offering restoration services and guided vintage-scooter touring, with a viewable collection.

Operated by the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, this regional museum in Mutare holds a significant collection of vintage cars, motorcycles, horse-drawn wagons and coaches, and steam engines, largely donated by local collectors.