Car museums & collections in USA

Flint's science/history museum, reopened July 2022, with a History Gallery and Durant Vehicle Gallery displaying 130+ vehicles built in the Flint/Genesee region alongside Buick/Chevrolet/GM/Durant Motors archives.

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.

A formerly operating Pigeon Forge attraction (also referenced historically as 'Atchley Automobiles') displaying restored vehicles of all ages, notably including Hank Williams Jr.'s silver-dollar-decorated car and a James Bond car from 'Goldfinger'/'Thunderball.'

A 'living museum' (founded 2002) displaying the Snook collection of 1930s-1970s cars in period scenes such as a 1950s diner, a recreated 1940s Texaco station and a Sebring pit lane, plus extensive automobilia.

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

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.

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

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.

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

A museum dedicated to Packard automobiles and heritage.

A private collection of Soviet-era automobiles chronicling USSR car manufacturing, from executive/party sedans to military transport trucks - one of the largest private Soviet car collections in the Western Hemisphere.

Combined zoo and Americana museum complex containing an auto museum wing with over 50 antique cars and motorcycles alongside carriages, sleighs, firearms, and dolls.

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

Opened in 2023 in downtown Gatlinburg, this attraction displays up to 15 modern exotic and supercars (Bugatti, McLaren, Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini) valued at over $20 million, alongside racing simulators and interactive photo experiences.

Formerly a combination classic-car dealership/display museum in Airway Heights near Spokane, featuring American muscle cars from the 1960s-70s.

The Automobile Gallery within the Wood Museum of Springfield History showcases cars tied to Springfield's pioneering role in the US auto industry, including Duryea, Knox, Stevens-Duryea and Springfield-built Rolls-Royce cars.

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.

Established 1994, a combined classic car dealership and museum with 100+ vehicles in 85,000+ sq ft of climate-controlled space in the Overland area of St. Louis.

Nonprofit collection founded by Ted and Mary Stahl, at its current location since 2011, with 220+ cars (about 90-100 on rotating display) plus automated musical instruments and neon signage.

A nonprofit collection displaying 100+ cars across the Brass, Depression, pre/post-war and modern eras, with emphasis on Art Deco and Great Depression-era vehicles, plus automobilia and mechanical music instruments.

Museum dedicated to inventors Francis and Freelan Stanley, born in Kingfield, and their Stanley Steamer automobiles, with family history exhibits.

State history museum in Des Moines with some classic car exhibits among broader Iowa history collections.

Small private classic/muscle car museum on Main Street in Russell Springs opened in 2024 by local businessman Terry Stephens, with proceeds supporting Baptist missions.

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.

A museum chronicling the Studebaker Corporation's wagons, carriages, cars, trucks and military vehicles with 70+ vehicles. Holds the world's largest collection of US presidential carriages.

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 museum focused on SAAB automobile heritage in the US.

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

A large flea market and entertainment complex in Fort Lauderdale, FL (founded by Preston Henn) that includes a free-to-view collection of exotic and rare cars, including several Ferraris.

A free-admission museum owned by the Swope dealership family, displaying ~60 museum-quality vehicles from the early 1900s to the 1960s in original and restored condition.

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 19,000 sq ft museum in Pinellas Park, FL featuring vintage and classic cars from the US, France, Great Britain, Japan, and elsewhere.

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.

Combined restoration shop and museum in Mitchell specializing in Ford Mustangs, Shelbys, and Cobras.

Family-run antique car museum begun in the 1970s by Feltz Terrill, with restored vehicles from 1901-1941.

Automotive history museum formerly at Fair Park in Dallas.

Private museum started by Paul Cook displaying a collection of military and civilian Dodge Power Wagon four-wheel-drive trucks.

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

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

A collection of 130+ vintage-to-modern automobiles in a roughly 50,000 sq ft space attached to the Kearney Cabela's building, rebranded after a 2020 closure/reopening under new ownership.

Historic Las Vegas Strip car collection originally assembled as a private museum (1981-1999) by casino magnate Ralph Engelstad at the Imperial Palace (later The LINQ), later converted into a for-sale classic car showroom known as "The Auto Collection."

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

Non-profit museum (founded 2002) known for ~130 antique/classic cars (1886-2000) that visitors could ride in during Sunday car rides.

A non-profit gallery in a former Cadillac dealership in downtown Green Bay, presenting fully restored, running cars spanning over a century - from an early 1910s Cadillac to a 2020 Ford GT.

A private museum (founded 1993) showcasing ~80 Ford vehicles from roughly 1928-1932 (44 running), including a '32 open-cab pickup, '31 ambulance and a period hot rod, plus a 25,000-piece Ford literature library.

Open-air pavilion/courtyard of antique trucks and equipment assembled by collector Erving Bickford, with hands-on exhibits for children.

A massive private muscle-car and exotic-car collection in a 117,000-sq-ft Salem warehouse, owned by brothers Barton and Bradley Colson; access limited to private tours and charity events.

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.

One of eight themed mini-museums under one roof in Columbus, GA's Columbus Collective Museums (housed in a restored mid-century tile factory), featuring antique automobiles including a record-setting 2008 Tesla Roadster and a restored 1953 Airstream trailer.

A private, invitation-only collection of rare cars connected to Carroll Shelby, emphasizing Shelby and Ford performance vehicles of the 1960s-70s.

New England classic-car dealership specializing in sale, purchase, and consignment of antique, classic, and exotic automobiles, with a rotating showroom collection.

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.

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.

Museum maintained by the Thomas H. Hubbard/H.H. Franklin Foundation in Tucson, exclusively dedicated to the Franklin Automobile Company, a pioneering air-cooled-engine maker (1902-1934). Holds roughly 26-30 vehicles.

Educational automotive museum in downtown Salina with interactive displays.

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

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.

Personal collection of former race car driver Marty Himes at his home and grounds in Bay Shore, Long Island, focused on 1950s-60s motor racing history, race cars, and memorabilia.

Long-planned $40M, 56,000 sq ft Jeep heritage museum proposed for Toledo, known as the "Jeep Capital of the World."

Privately run salvage/parts yard in Glenrock spanning roughly 5 acres of vintage cars/trucks, from Model T's through 1950s-60s Chevrolets, Oldsmobiles, Camaros and Firebirds.

Private collection of roughly 150 vehicles (Corvettes, muscle cars, exotics, race cars) owned by Ken and Kristen Lingenfelter at Lingenfelter Performance Engineering headquarters.

Antique trucking museum reputed to hold the world's largest private collection of Mack and antique trucks, nearly 200 trucks dating 1916-2001 across 6 buildings on 40 acres.

Free gallery/museum in downtown Yuma displaying "orphan" cars from defunct automakers such as Nash, AMC, Studebaker, Willys-Overland, American Bantam, and Messerschmitt.

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

A research institute and museum housing the Miles Collier Collections of 100+ historically significant automobiles and race cars (1896-1995) across four galleries, plus a major automotive research library.

A 24,000 sq ft private classic/muscle car collection in Warroad, the largest car collection in northwest Minnesota with 90-100+ vehicles.

Small free museum in the historic Stutz Motor Car Company factory building in downtown Indianapolis, showing about 9 classic Stutz vehicles on loan from a private collector.

A museum in Greer operated by the BMW Car Club of America Foundation, near BMW's North American manufacturing plant, dedicated to the preservation of BMW automotive and motorcycle history.

Operated by the BMW Car Club of America Foundation next to the BMW Performance Center, this is the only BMW-dedicated museum outside Munich, hosting curated rotating exhibits plus the largest BMW archive in the US.

A collection dedicated to Porsche automobiles.

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

Formerly a private-collection-turned-public museum in Enumclaw benefiting the Epilepsy Foundation of Washington, displaying classic, vintage, and exotic import cars and hosting car-club events.

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.

Private collection of Bill Putnam comprising roughly 30-50 classic sports cars, mostly British marques (Lotus, MG, Triumph, Jaguar, Austin-Healey) plus some Ferrari, Mazda, Morgan, AC, Sunbeam and Mini, all painted red.

Manufacturer-owned visitor/experience center at Toyota's Georgetown assembly plant (the largest Toyota plant outside Japan), featuring milestone vehicle displays including the first U.S.-built Camry, plus factory tours.

A manufacturer collection of Toyota vehicles and heritage (relocated to Toyota's North American HQ in Plano, TX).

Free auto museum attached to TP Tools & Equipment retail store, with themed exhibits (50s diner, service garage, country store).

26,000-sq-ft facility housing 80+ rare and classic American and foreign automobiles, all of which run and drive, spanning pre-war classics to postwar coachbuilt cars.

Formerly one of the South's premier automobile museums, built around Frank and Jane Spain's personal collection of roughly 150-174 antique, classic, and celebrity-owned cars displayed chronologically to illustrate automotive design history.

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.

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.

A museum celebrating New Mexico's Unser auto-racing family, from Pikes Peak to the Indianapolis 500, with race cars, interactive kiosks and a driving simulator.

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).

Local historical society museum with a large historic-vehicle collection housed in a barn.

Roughly 100 antique vehicles on display in the small town of Marmarth, paired with an ice cream parlor.

Automotive museum/event center in Parker with a rotating collection of rare, exotic, and classic vehicles.

A nonprofit collection on a large rural campus housing restored vintage cars and a substantial gas-pump/petroliana collection, with a specialty in 1933 Fords.

A 500-acre nonprofit foundation campus near Buffalo with multiple barns housing 80+ restored vehicles and 200+ rare gas pumps and automobilia.

A volunteer-founded museum displaying vintage automobiles from around the world with a rotating lineup, alongside automotive artifacts such as photos, tools, signs and gas pumps. Free admission.

The only dedicated public car museum in New Jersey, founded in 2001 by members of the Vintage Automobile Club of Ocean County, displaying classic and collectible cars from the 1880s onward plus memorabilia.

Museum featuring vintage cars and trucks including historically notable vehicles, housed in a restored early-1900s auto dealership/gas station complex in Weatherford.

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.

Collection of vintage firefighting apparatus and artifacts telling the history of U.S. firefighting since the 1700s, with a dozen-plus antique fire trucks.

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

Adjacent to the Wood Brothers Racing Museum in Stuart, Virginia, this museum was designated an official Virginia state symbol in 1995 and chronicles Patrick County's racing and moonshine history, credited as a root of NASCAR's founding.

Founded in 1989 by collector Allan Cors in Nokesville, Virginia, this museum grew from a single WWII jeep acquisition into an extensive operational collection of military Jeeps, Dodges, GMC and White trucks, and tanks.

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.