Transportation (multi-modal) museums & collections

Museum preserving Greater Manchester's public transport heritage, holding one of the UK's largest bus collections (around 80 vehicles) alongside some cars and commercial vehicles.

The off-site store of Amgueddfa Cymru (National Museum Wales), holding its reserve transport collection of cars, motorcycles, bicycles and buses not on permanent public display.

Volunteer-run museum in a former 1881 tram/bus depot in St Helens, housing over 60 buses, trams, coaches and cars from Merseyside-area operators.

Museum in the stable block of Wollaton Hall covering Nottingham's industrial history, with a Transport Gallery featuring a rare Brough Superior car (one of only four saloons made) and Brough Superior motorcycles alongside Raleigh cycles.

A 25-acre heritage site at Ruddington combining a working historic bus depot with vintage buses and coaches, a heritage steam railway, and miniature/model railways, run largely by volunteers.

Transport museum beside Hanborough railway station combining a large collection of historic buses and coaches with the Morris Motors Museum, which displays around a dozen Morris cars and vans.

Glasgow's Zaha Hadid-designed transport museum houses the world's leading collection of Scottish-built cars and trucks, including pioneering examples from Argyll, Arrol-Johnston and Albion, displayed alongside trams, trains, bicycles and ship models.

Small museum run by the Rushden Historical Transport Society, housed in a Victorian former Midland Railway station, displaying vintage cars, buses, motorcycles, bicycles and railway/transport memorabilia.

Large indoor vintage transport collection at Flower of May Holiday Park near Scarborough, covering cycles, motorcycles, cars, commercial vehicles and steam traction engines from the late 19th century through the 1980s.

A 45-acre transport heritage site near Dunfermline holding around 160 preserved buses plus a collection of classic cars, lorries, a restored steam roller and a horse tram.

Volunteer-run museum in Rotherham holding around 50 vehicles including classic cars, buses and a tramcar body, focused on South Yorkshire transport history.

Free transport museum in Hull's Museums Quarter covering veteran cars, horse-drawn carriages, trams and bicycles, including a recreated 1940s street scene.

A volunteer-run heritage centre preserving vintage buses that served South Wales, alongside a collection of British and American classic cars, vans, Land Rovers and early commercial and emergency-service vehicles.

Birmingham's science museum includes a 'Move It' transport gallery and Science & Industry displays with historically significant cars tied to Birmingham's manufacturing heritage, including an Austin Seven and the Railton Mobil Special land-speed-record car.

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.

Transport museum and heritage tramway in Birkenhead holding historic trams, buses, cars and motorcycles including the Baxter Collection, currently closed for major redevelopment.

A combined heritage village and small classic car museum on the coastal road in Al Aqah, Fujairah, operated under the Fujairah tourism authority.

Affiliated with the Antique Automobile Club of America, displaying 100+ vehicles from horseless carriages to 1970s muscle cars, plus 30+ motorcycles and the largest indoor collection of historic buses in the US.

An over-the-road transportation museum (~43,000 sq ft, three galleries) with 75+ cars, trucks, motorcycles and bicycles from the carriage era to present, with regional emphasis on Mack Trucks and early PA automaking.

Tram-tour museum in a former B.F. Goodrich tire factory featuring an eclectic Americana collection of classic cars, one of the world's largest private collections of automatic music machines, circus art, dolls, and pop-culture memorabilia.

A 10,000 sq ft building of transportation history artifacts, part of the Heritage Park of North Iowa complex operated by the Winnebago Historical Society.

The Eugene Dahl Car Museum is one building within the larger Bonanzaville pioneer village complex operated by the Cass County Historical Society in West Fargo, housing 60+ vehicles from the earliest automobile era to more modern vehicles.

Primarily a narrow-gauge railroad heritage village that also features an Antique Automobile Exhibit with 60+ vehicles dated 1902-1962.

Documents the automotive history of Western New York, especially Buffalo-built Pierce-Arrow and Thomas vehicles, displaying antique automobiles, motorcycles and bicycles plus factory artifacts.

A free, self-guided outdoor museum along Highway 26 near Elsie/Seaside preserving Oregon's timber heritage, including a notable collection of vintage logging trucks and a steam logging locomotive.

65-acre general history museum with a transportation center displaying vintage vehicles alongside trains and aircraft.

Founded in 2000, originally focused on Lozier Motors, now covering regional land and water transportation history on the grounds of the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base.

History museum affiliated with Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo; holds one of the largest collections of horse-drawn carriages/wagons west of the Mississippi plus early motorized vehicles used in CFD parades.

Displays over 200 vehicles illustrating Maine's land transportation history, including antique cars, trucks, snow plows, fire trucks, and farm equipment, plus veterans' memorials.

Housed in a former car dealership in downtown Conrad; traces regional transportation history with a dedicated antique auto exhibit.

Part of the Western Reserve Historical Society's Cleveland History Center, depicting stages of automobile development alongside aviation.

Volunteer-run pioneer/farm-equipment museum on a hilltop site near Wolford with an immense collection of antique tractors, steam engines, threshers, autos, and early transportation.

20-acre pioneer village near Scobey with 35 restored buildings; collection includes antique cars, tractors, and farm machinery.

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

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.

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

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

Hibbing museum marking the 1914 birthplace of the bus industry (Greyhound), founded 1989.

A 28-building, 20-acre pioneer/technology village in Minden with 50,000+ artifacts arranged chronologically, including an automobile gallery.

General history museum, founded 1927, with a "Traveling in Style" exhibit spanning horse-drawn buggies to early horseless carriages and antique vehicles.

Five-state (ND/SD/NE/WY/MT) regional heritage museum in Spearfish with a "Transportation Room" featuring a stagecoach, chuckwagon, wagons, buggies, and sleighs, plus outdoor antique farm/ranch equipment.

Ruidoso Downs museum (formerly Museum of the Horse) with one of the largest horse-drawn vehicle collections in the country plus Western art and artifacts; automotive holdings minimal.

A private collection (open since 1997) in a 10,000-sq-ft building. Automotive holdings include 24+ early automobiles from 1886-1933, alongside 30+ other collections (phonographs, cameras, pianos, trains, toys).

16-acre history museum and pioneer village in Bakersfield featuring roughly 40 horse-drawn and early motorized vehicles (largely from the Harry West estate) alongside a restored 1912 Bakersfield trolley car.

Roadside folk-art museum near Grand View built by Jack and Belva Lawson, with a recreated vintage service station displaying a Model A car and truck among thousands of pioneer/mining artifacts.

Oregon Trail-area museum in Gering with an 80-acre working farm, historic farmstead structures, and a large collection of antique tractors and farm implements.

A general pioneer-history museum in Lynden built around the Polinder Buggy Collection - one of the largest horse-drawn-vehicle collections west of the Mississippi - which also includes about eight antique automobiles, an old Army truck, and a tank.

Volunteer-run nonprofit, established 1973, in the 1859 Grand Trunk Western depot in Mount Clemens, primarily focused on rail/transit history with an on-site train ride.

Primarily an aviation museum at Sioux Gateway Airport, also displaying classic cars, a 1917 Sioux City-built Hawkeye truck, and retired emergency vehicles.

Agricultural/rural heritage complex in Mount Pleasant with traction steam engines, antique tractors, antique cars and trucks, gas engines, a historic mill, and a 1915 farmhouse.

St. Paul rail-heritage museum in a restored 1907 Great Northern Railway roundhouse; historically included a bus collection of mostly GMC buses that replaced Twin Cities streetcars.

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

A transportation and vehicle-restoration museum.

A Wasilla museum covering Alaska's transportation and industrial history, with vehicle, aircraft, and heavy-equipment exhibits illustrating the state's development.

Founded in 1994, this historic bus fleet of 40+ buses (some over 100 years old) rented exhibit space at the AACA Museum from 2003.

One of the largest transportation vehicle collections in the world per the Smithsonian, covering rail, road, and other transport, in St. Louis.

Museum complex in Elk City including the National Route 66 Museum, a National Transportation Museum, Old Town Museum, Farm & Ranch Museum, and Blacksmith Museum, with outdoor vehicle displays.

A 60-acre North Carolina state historic site at the former Southern Railway Spencer Shops, primarily focused on railroad history but also housing a significant automobile, truck, and motorcycle collection in its 'Bumper to Bumper' exhibit.

State history museum in Bismarck operated by the State Historical Society of North Dakota, which periodically exhibits vintage vehicles from the state collection, such as a 1900 Holland Special and a 1929 Erskine.

Operated by the Oklahoma Historical Society in Clinton, this museum traces Route 66's history decade by decade with period vehicles and roadside artifacts.

City of Ketchum-operated museum housing the Lewis Ore Wagons and mining/transportation artifacts; centerpiece of the annual "Wagon Days" celebration.

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.

County historical museum in Murphy with 35+ historic wagons/stagecoaches plus a working 1915 Model T used for visitor rides.

A large regional history museum on the West Texas A&M campus with a permanent transportation exhibit spanning 19th-century bicycles to 1960s automobiles.

Once a major Southwest tourist attraction with vehicles, aircraft, and a space capsule, near Cresson.

County historical society complex of 11 buildings in Cavalier including restored antique cars, tractors, machinery, and a fire truck alongside a homestead, church, depot, and blacksmith shop.

State historic site/museum in Pembina with an observation tower and exhibits on 6,000 years of regional history, including large transportation equipment such as cars, tractors, and horse-drawn "school buses."

A transportation museum named for Ransom E. Olds (founder of Oldsmobile and REO), displaying a broad range of Oldsmobiles and REOs plus related marques, advertising and memorabilia.

Old West heritage museum in Miles City with 13 buildings; the "Wagon Depot" barn houses antique automobiles and wagons.

A 100,000 sq ft museum/hall of fame on RV and manufactured-housing history, founded 1972 with its current building since 2007.

The Smithsonian's flagship history museum on the National Mall in Washington, DC holds a significant automobile collection as part of its 'America on the Move' exhibition and broader Smithsonian Automobile Collection, examining transportation's role in American life from 1876 to the present.

South Dakota State University museum in Brookings covering the state's agricultural history, including vintage farm vehicles and equipment.

The state's main history museum in Pierre, operated by the SD State Historical Society, with exhibits tracing South Dakota history including the growth of railroads and automobiles; holds 30,000+ historical items.

Georgia's official transportation history museum in Duluth, primarily focused on rail but also displaying a collection of antique automobiles, trucks, fire equipment, and historic MARTA buses.

Wisconsin Historical Society site, the former estate of Gov. Nelson Dewey, with a 1900s farm village and the State Agricultural Museum, the state's largest vintage farm-equipment/tractor collection.

Large open-air pioneer history complex in Grand Island (107 buildings, 208 acres) whose Farm Machinery Building displays 150+ antique tractors, automobiles, and farm implements, including steam-powered equipment.

A large private museum displaying 160+ rare and historic automobiles from an 1894 Duryea to a modern Camaro, plus extensive non-automotive collections (pedal cars, cash registers, pianos, sports memorabilia).

A large science museum in Cartersville, GA whose "Science in Motion" gallery traces transportation history from early automobiles through aviation and spaceflight, including replicas of pioneering vehicles.

All-volunteer museum (founded 1964) with a heritage railroad, model train layouts, and antique automobiles/road vehicles from 1899 to present.

A nonprofit automotive-history museum housing the Feldman collection, focused on the Brass Era (1896-1915) with antique cars dating 1886-1952. The 5-acre site also features antique field power and a 1/8-scale railway.

A major indoor-outdoor American history museum complex whose 'Driving America' exhibit presents a comprehensive history of the US automobile from the 1860s, alongside presidential vehicles and broad Americana.

County historical museum in Aurora covering settler life from 1860-1950, including antique vehicles among its broader collection.

The official U.S. Army Transportation Corps museum, located on Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Newport News, Virginia, documenting Army transportation history from 1775 to the present across trucks, jeeps, rail, aviation, and watercraft.

An 'old town' style display of historic cars and vintage memorabilia operating largely as a private collection and rentable event center (USA World Classics Event Center).

The Commonwealth's official transportation museum in a century-old freight station, covering rail, road and air. Auto holdings include early GM electric-car tech, vintage Whippets, a 1913 Metz and a 1920 Buick.

A three-building rural-life museum complex in Boonsboro, Maryland; its Early Roads Transportation Museum wing (opened 2013) displays cars, trucks, bicycles, carriages, and sleighs used on Washington County roads prior to 1940.

Rural heritage center in Tracy combining historic buildings with a "car barn" of antique vehicles, farm-equipment wheels, and a steam engine.

Nonprofit transportation-history museum in the Albuquerque Rail Yards covering rail, auto, wagon, and other transportation history.

A volunteer-run museum (founded 1977) displaying ~47 antique/collector cars (1910s-1980s) alongside fire trucks, Caterpillar equipment, aircraft, tractors and a 1910 steam locomotive.

Housed in Hopkinsville's old Central Fire Station, this museum (operated by Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County) displays fire trucks, antique automobiles, wagons, buggies, a sleigh, and license plates.

Mining heritage museum in Butte on the historic Orphan Girl Mine site with a recreated mining town; holds antique cars and wagons alongside steam locomotives.

Multi-modal transport museum near Parque del Este in Caracas with an antique automobile hall, subject to a 2024 Supreme Court ruling requiring the operating foundation to return the land to the state, with restoration reported 57% complete as of January 2025 and no confirmed reopening as of mid-2026.

A general city history museum housed in the former Gia Long Palace, displaying several 1950s-era automobiles as part of its historical collection alongside military aircraft and artillery in its outdoor area.

National historic site in Ho Chi Minh City, the former Presidential Palace of South Vietnam, which displays the historic official car and military jeep associated with the fall of Saigon alongside broader palace exhibits.

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.