Racing/Motorsport museums & collections

A car museum inside the IMC Media building in Bangkok that organizes its vintage vehicle collection into categories aligned with FIVA (Federation Internationale des Vehicules Anciens) standards, linked to Thailand's vintage car club.

A small independent motor museum with over 100 exhibits, mostly cars from the 1920s onward, plus motorcycles, mopeds and a reconstructed 1930s garage.

Bentley Motors' visitor centre at its Crewe factory, offering paid guided tours of CW1 House and the adjoining Lineage heritage exhibition, showcasing important pre-1945 Bentleys and motorsport trophies.

A restored former RAF bomber-training station operating as a business campus for historic motoring and aviation specialists; not a standing museum, but the public can view classic and collector cars during ticketed 'Scramble' open days held roughly three times a year.

Museum on the site of the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit (opened 1907), displaying historic Brooklands-era racing cars and motorcycles alongside a substantial aviation collection including a Concorde.

Museum celebrating the career of Formula 1 driver David Coulthard, displaying several of his F1 cars, karts from his early career, trophies, race suits and helmets.

Formerly a private by-appointment museum of world rally cars (Audi Quattro, Ford, Talbot Sunbeam, Lancia and more) assembled by rally team owner David Sutton.

Formerly the world's largest collection of Grand Prix racing cars, housed in five halls at Donington Park circuit, with over 130 exhibits including historic Formula 1 and pre-war racing machinery.

Private motor museum housing over 100 veteran, vintage, sports and racing cars, many kept in working order, including early Bugattis and Sir Malcolm Campbell's 1937 Bluebird car alongside his Bluebird K3 hydroplane.

Independent charitable museum in Alford telling the story of transport in North East Scotland through historic and classic cars, motorcycles, steam vehicles, a double-decker bus and an electric tram.

The UK's largest collection of cars and motorcycles, with over 300 vehicles spanning from the earliest days of motoring to modern supercars, including a dedicated Red Room of sports cars and a Williams Formula 1 exhibition.

Large motor museum at the former RAF Jurby airfield with over 500 cars spanning 1902-2005, plus around 300 motorcycles, buses, fire engines and other vehicles.

Museum dedicated to double Formula 1 World Champion Jim Clark, displaying trophies, memorabilia, photographs and racing cars connected to his career.

Large motoring museum housed in a converted mill near Lake Windermere, with over 30,000 exhibits spanning cars, motorcycles, scooters, bicycles and automobilia. Includes a dedicated Campbell Bluebird exhibition covering the world land and water speed record cars/boats of Sir Malcolm and Donald Campbell.

Headquarters and factory of McLaren Racing/McLaren Automotive, featuring a boulevard display of historic McLaren Formula 1 and road cars; not open for casual walk-in visits.

Mercedes-Benz-owned visitor attraction on the former Brooklands site displaying over 100 historic and current Mercedes-Benz and Mercedes-AMG cars across three floors, with on-site driving experiences on handling circuits and an off-road course.

A purpose-built museum on Pendine Sands telling the story of the 1920s land speed record attempts made there, using artefacts on loan from Amgueddfa Cymru and the UK's National Motor Museum alongside immersive audiovisual displays.

Scotland's national museum includes Science and Technology galleries featuring early Scottish-built cars, such as an Argyll, and a Formula 1 racing car among its transport and engineering displays.

Interactive museum at Silverstone Circuit covering the history of British motor racing with over 60 interactive exhibits, historic F1 and motorcycle racing machines, and a 360-degree 'Ultimate Lap' cinema experience.

Part of National Museums NI at Cultra, this is one of the largest transport collections in Europe, with road galleries spanning horse-drawn carriages, early motor cars, buses, trucks and motorcycles alongside a major steam locomotive collection.

Museum of the American Motorcyclist Association with two floors of motorcycles, gear, and memorabilia.

A museum dedicated to motorsport, with a primary focus on organized drag-racing history.

A nonprofit museum (est. 2008) showcasing historical race cars, movie/production vehicles, hot rods, and music-related memorabilia.

A hall of fame honoring the people behind the auto industry (engineers, designers, racers, executives) through themed exhibits rather than a large car collection.

Private gallery of 80+ vintage race, show, street, and military vehicles plus memorabilia, open to the public by appointment.

Located at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds (near Birmingham), this is a Guinness World Record holder for the world's largest motorcycle museum, with over 1,600 motorcycles spanning more than 100 years. The museum also displays a growing collection of rare and vintage automobiles, including Lotus race cars, alongside the adjacent 2.38-mile road course.

A planned physical museum commemorating land-speed-record history near the Bonneville Salt Flats near Wendover; a "Bonneville Virtual Museum" website currently exists online in advance of a planned brick-and-mortar facility.

A large Sacramento museum (72,000 sq ft) with 150+ classic, race, muscle and early cars representing the whole history of the automobile, with changing 'rolling exhibits' and free docent tours.

Private motorsports museum operated by collector-car dealer/restorer Bruce Canepa in Scotts Valley (Santa Cruz Mountains), showcasing significant race cars and motorcycles spanning Can-Am, NASCAR, Indy, Le Mans, and Pikes Peak history.

Nonprofit educational foundation headquartered at a private airfield in Stow, with a car collection of 60+ American-built vehicles from the first half of the 20th century, including brass-era cars and vintage racecars.

Nonprofit honoring contributors to Colorado motorsports via annual induction ceremonies; no confirmed permanent walk-in exhibit space.

A small 501(c)(3) museum founded by author/collector Chad Culver, focused on the auto-racing history of Delaware and America, with ~15 race cars (vintage Modifieds and sprint cars) plus artifacts.

A museum at Darlington Raceway housing the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Hall of Fame, tracing stock car racing history from vintage to modern NASCAR.

A museum in Ocala, FL founded by drag racing pioneer "Big Daddy" Don Garlits, home to the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame plus original and replica dragsters, hot rods, and antique automobiles.

Nonprofit historical society preserving and restoring notable eastern regional racing memorabilia and vintage race cars, maintaining a growing showroom.

Museum overlooking the historic Latimore Valley Fairgrounds and Racetrack, covering sprint cars, midgets, stock cars, Indy cars, NASCAR, drag racing, and motorcycles.

Restored century-old railroad depot chronicling Elkhart Lake's resort/racing history, including race fans and drivers arriving by train in the 1950s.

Primarily web-based archive documenting Road America history and how Elkhart Lake became a road-racing destination via 1950-52 public road races.

Preserves the history of the Four Wheel Drive Auto Company and Seagrave fire apparatus, both born in Clintonville, with 90+ vehicles (nearly 70 on display).

Billed as the world's first in-dealership underground Porsche exhibit; free display inside the Porsche Santa Clarita dealership showing rare Porsches from 1948 to present.

Georgia's official state racing museum in Dawsonville, the "birthplace of stock car racing," honoring 130+ inductees connected to NASCAR and Georgia racing history.

Private museum in Ames with the largest collection of vintage drag racing dragsters in the region, including NASCAR-connected cars.

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.

A free museum and team store at the Hendrick Motorsports race shop campus near Concord, open to the public with viewing of active NASCAR race shops.

A private hot-rod and drag-racing memorabilia gallery in Monroe built by drag racer Jim Green, adjoining his performance shop; also rented as an event space.

Hall of fame honoring Illinois stock-car racing figures, co-located inside Historic Auto Attractions in Roscoe.

An automotive museum on the grounds of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway housing the IMS Hall of Fame, with ~75 cars displayed at a time from holdings of 200+ race and pace cars, including 30+ Indy 500 winners.

Museum dedicated to monster truck history, honoring drivers and builders in its Hall of Fame.

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

A motorsports research library and archive in Watkins Glen dedicated to preserving the history of amateur and professional auto racing worldwide - books, periodicals, records, photographs and film.

Research and archive center in Watkins Glen dedicated to preserving motorsports history, including film, photographs, periodicals, race programs, model cars, and racing art.

Located adjacent to Talladega Superspeedway, this hall of fame and museum honors racing legends across stock car, open-wheel, drag, road racing, and motorcycle disciplines. It includes the McCaig-Wellborn Motorsports Research Library, a 3,000-square-foot research space with over 14,000 volumes.

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.

Chronicles Kansas's role in motorsport history via stories, artifacts, and restored race cars from seven eras, in Chapman.

Was a large (192,000 sq ft) combined automotive, carriage, and military-history museum complex near Auburn, tied to Kruse International auctions, opened around 2003.

Historic road-racing circuit opened in 1957, one of the oldest continuously operating road courses in the US, hosting an annual multi-day "Historic Festival" and "Sunday in the Park" concours that function as a living display of vintage racing cars.

~100,000-sq-ft non-profit (founded 2019) celebrating SoCal car culture and motorsports, with 150+ classic cars, race cars and hot rods. Immersive sets recreate a 1960s speed shop and the historic Lions Drag Strip.

A nonprofit museum in South Daytona, FL founded in 1993 to honor pioneers of beach and stock car racing, with a rotating display of historic race cars, photos, and artifacts.

Founded in 1948 in Southampton by collector and writer Henry Austin Clark Jr.; historically held the Thomas Flyer that won the 1908 Paris-New York Race.

Small free/interactive museum in Rapid City featuring cars from the 1950s-1980s, including Cadillacs and retired race cars.

Nonprofit Tustin museum with 100+ vehicles, heavy on Ferraris, Lamborghinis, race cars, and muscle cars; proceeds benefit children's charities.

Free racing museum attached to Mark Martin Ford dealership in Batesville, housing NASCAR memorabilia, trophies, and race vehicles from Arkansas native and NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin's career.

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 Burlington museum founded by Mike McCandless honoring his father Herb McCandless ('Mr. 4 Speed'), a legendary drag racer, focusing on Forward Look-era Mopar/Chrysler vehicles, drag racing history, and automobilia.

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.

Private collection in Mooresville featuring over 150 vehicles, described by Super Ford Magazine as the largest private collection of retired NASCAR and vintage race cars on public display. Cars once driven by Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Rusty Wallace, and Jeff Gordon are included.

Organization founded 1980/incorporated 1982, distinct from the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, with no standalone museum building yet; displays items at partner speedways.

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.

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.

National motorsports hall of fame formerly located in Novi, MI (1994-2010) then the Detroit Science Center (2010-2015).

A museum (founded by Speedway Motors' 'Speedy' Bill and Joyce Smith) dedicated to American hot rod and racing history, with race cars, hot rods and an unrivaled collection of racing engines and speed equipment.

An interactive entertainment attraction and hall of fame in Uptown Charlotte honoring the history and heritage of NASCAR racing.

Racing hall of fame located on the grounds of Florence Speedway in Walton, honoring drivers and history of dirt late model stock car racing.

The only museum in the world dedicated to sprint car racing history, located next to Knoxville Raceway, the "Sprint Car Capital of the World."

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.

Located at the Fairplex in Pomona in a historic Art Deco exposition hall, preserving dragsters, land-speed cars, hot rods, and customs that tell the story of American drag racing.

A Mooresville museum and hall of fame honoring drivers and figures across all forms of North Carolina auto racing, from drag racing to stock cars, housing more than 40 cars.

Established in 1992 to showcase the history of Northeastern dirt Modified stock car racing, with exhibits of historic race cars, classic autos, and racing memorabilia alongside a Hall of Fame.

A hall of fame honoring pioneers and champions of off-road racing, displaying historic off-road vehicles, inductee biographies, trophies and interactive exhibits.

Manufacturer museum for Panoz sports cars in Hoschton, GA, showcasing the brand's road cars and Le Mans/IMSA racing history including hybrid and prototype race cars.

Colorado Springs museum (El Pomar Foundation) housing the official Pikes Peak International Hill Climb race car/memorabilia collection plus the Penrose family's antique carriage collection.

The petroleum-industry museum's dedicated Chaparral Gallery displays Jim Hall's innovative Chaparral racing cars, restored via a 2004 partnership with Hall.

One of the world's largest automotive museums on LA's Miracle Mile. 300+ vehicle collection across ~25 galleries covering design, motorsport, Hollywood cars, hot rods, lowriders and future mobility, plus a large basement Vault.

Porsche's North American driving and brand experience campus near Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, featuring a Heritage Gallery of rare and historic Porsche road and race cars, including vehicles from the Porsche Classic Factory Restoration workshop.

First museum in New England dedicated specifically to motorsports history, a 7,400 sq ft two-floor space with race cars, trophies, photos, and memorabilia, much of it for sale or consignment.

Private collection assembled by Indianapolis-area dealer Ray Skillman in a 65,000 sq ft showroom, with classic cars, Indy 500 race cars, Corvettes, muscle cars, antique bicycles, and restored neon signage.

Private museum in Winona with vintage drag race cars, muscle cars, and exotics; hosts one of the Midwest's largest classic car auctions annually.

A research-oriented automotive museum and archive in Naples, FL housing the Miles Collier Collections of over 100 significant automobiles built 1896-1995, called by the New York Times the finest sports car collection in America.

Located on Richard Childress Racing's 52-acre campus near Welcome, NC, this museum walks visitors through the history of RCR's NASCAR program.

Established in 1988 on the Petty family property in Level Cross/Randleman, the museum tells the story of the Petty racing dynasty, one of the founding families of NASCAR stock car racing.

Riverside museum honoring the history of the former Riverside International Raceway, with race cars and memorabilia; co-founded by Doug Magnon.

30,000 sq ft facility on the Roush Enterprises (Jack Roush) campus with 110+ vehicles, multimedia exhibits, and memorabilia related to Roush racing heritage.

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

Museum in Sturgis preserving Saab automobile heritage in the U.S., including rare Saabs and cars on loan from the GM Heritage Collection, plus unusual race/modified cars.

Housed in a former 1935 water-bottling plant in Saratoga Spa State Park, showing ~30 vehicles across three galleries, mixing rotating featured exhibits with permanent displays on NY automotive and racing history.

Boulder museum dedicated to Carroll Shelby and the Shelby American racing legacy.

Assembled over 50+ years by Dr. Frederick Simeone, one of the world's foremost collections of racing sports cars - 75+ significant vehicles (1909-mid-1970s) grouped by famous racing venues.

Hall-of-fame exhibit on the 2nd floor of the Wisconsin Automotive Museum, honoring 70+ years of Midwest short-track stock car racing.

A 35,000 sq ft museum in Jacksonville, FL preserving the history of Brumos Racing and Porsche in North America, alongside other significant makes such as Peugeot, Miller, and Bugatti.