At the Mid-America Museum of Aviation & Transportation, you’ll see military exhibits, commercial and private aviation, retired emergency response vehicles, classic cars A Hawkeye truck made in Sioux City in 1917, a UH-1 Huey helicopter, and a P-40 Warhawk flown in World War II.
Take a step back into history and encounter unique artifacts and exhibits that help tell the exciting story of aviation and transportation in our lives. Explore a wide variety of displays and exhibits of full size aircraft and surface transportation from bicycles to vintage automobiles, Vietnam Huey helicopter, and even a Boeing 727-200!
2600 Expedition Ct
Sioux City, IA 51102
P: 712-252-5300
Email: airmuseum@longlines.com
Free
Plan: 1hr
Thursday – Saturday 10 am – 4 pm
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Miles Through Time Automotive Museum has over 100 years of must-see automotive history on display. This unique, co-op-style museum is located inside of Vintage Garage Antiques which is in an old textile mill called the Old Clarkesville Mill in Clarkesville, GA....
AACA Museum, Inc. at Hershey is a professionally staffed, collecting institution presenting semi-permanent and temporary exhibitions. Exhibitions are supported by educational programs for school and community audiences. It sponsors workshops and other activities...
The Cole Land Transportation Museum collects, preserves, and displays (before they disappear forever) a cross-section of Maine's land transportation equipment from which this and future generations will gain knowledge of the past. We also wish to remember, record...
With its creative architecture and great attention to detail, Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum is home to over 1,400 motorcycles that span over 100 years of production. More than 650 bikes can be seen on any given day, and 200 different manufacturers from 20...
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The Fayetteville Area Transportation and Local History Museum is located in the beautifully restored 1890 Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad Depot, the museum offers two floors of engaging, artifact-filled exhibits. The rich history of our area is told from pre-history through the early 20th century. Favorite spots in the museum include the steamboat interactive and the recreated Station Agent’s Office. Exhibits are frequently rotated.
325 Franklin St
Fayetteville, NC 28301
P: 910-433-1457
Free
Plan: 1hr
Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 4pm
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Miles Through Time Automotive Museum has over 100 years of must-see automotive history on display. This unique, co-op-style museum is located inside of Vintage Garage Antiques which is in an old textile mill called the Old Clarkesville Mill in Clarkesville, GA....
AACA Museum, Inc. at Hershey is a professionally staffed, collecting institution presenting semi-permanent and temporary exhibitions. Exhibitions are supported by educational programs for school and community audiences. It sponsors workshops and other activities...
The Cole Land Transportation Museum collects, preserves, and displays (before they disappear forever) a cross-section of Maine's land transportation equipment from which this and future generations will gain knowledge of the past. We also wish to remember, record...
With its creative architecture and great attention to detail, Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum is home to over 1,400 motorcycles that span over 100 years of production. More than 650 bikes can be seen on any given day, and 200 different manufacturers from 20...
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Early Roads Transportation Museum is part of the Washington County Rural Heritage Museum.
The museum’s collection of cars, trucks, bicycles, carriages, and sleighs represent the varied modes of transportation that were once used to travel on our early Washington County Maryland roads. Many were manufactured or purchased at businesses in Washington County and Frederick County Maryland.
7313 Sharpsburg Pike,
Boonsboro, MD 21713
P: 240-420-1714
Email: info.ruralheritagemuseum@gmail.com
Adults $5
Over 65 $4
Children 4-12 $3
Under 4 free
Plan: 1hr
April – First week of December
Saturday & Sunday 1 – 4 pm
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Miles Through Time Automotive Museum has over 100 years of must-see automotive history on display. This unique, co-op-style museum is located inside of Vintage Garage Antiques which is in an old textile mill called the Old Clarkesville Mill in Clarkesville, GA....
AACA Museum, Inc. at Hershey is a professionally staffed, collecting institution presenting semi-permanent and temporary exhibitions. Exhibitions are supported by educational programs for school and community audiences. It sponsors workshops and other activities...
The Cole Land Transportation Museum collects, preserves, and displays (before they disappear forever) a cross-section of Maine's land transportation equipment from which this and future generations will gain knowledge of the past. We also wish to remember, record...
With its creative architecture and great attention to detail, Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum is home to over 1,400 motorcycles that span over 100 years of production. More than 650 bikes can be seen on any given day, and 200 different manufacturers from 20...
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Moto Talbott Motorcycle Museum in Carmel Valley, California, features more than 170 iconic motorcycles from 17 countries and is located on one of Northern California’s most beautiful motorcycle roads.
4 E Carmel Valley Rd,
Carmel Valley, CA 93924
P: 831-659-5410
Email: info@mototalbott.com
Adults $10
Kids Free
Plan: 1hr
Permanently closed as of September 30th, 2024
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Miles Through Time Automotive Museum has over 100 years of must-see automotive history on display. This unique, co-op-style museum is located inside of Vintage Garage Antiques which is in an old textile mill called the Old Clarkesville Mill in Clarkesville, GA....
AACA Museum, Inc. at Hershey is a professionally staffed, collecting institution presenting semi-permanent and temporary exhibitions. Exhibitions are supported by educational programs for school and community audiences. It sponsors workshops and other activities...
The Cole Land Transportation Museum collects, preserves, and displays (before they disappear forever) a cross-section of Maine's land transportation equipment from which this and future generations will gain knowledge of the past. We also wish to remember, record...
With its creative architecture and great attention to detail, Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum is home to over 1,400 motorcycles that span over 100 years of production. More than 650 bikes can be seen on any given day, and 200 different manufacturers from 20...
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I’m back now that it is 2025. Quite a few people thought I was done completely when I said last week’s email was the last one for 2024. I’m very glad to hear people actually find value and enjoy these emails on top of helping me keep the guide up to date.
I have made a major change or addition this year that will hopefully help people gain access to these museums, even if this email doesn’t make it into their email box.
It is going to take me some time to add all the backdates, but going forward this email will be available on the website under the Newsletter tab, which is found under extras.
Hopefully, this way, if you ever miss an email or want to reference back to it, it’ll be easy to find on the website.
I’m never a fan of having to share museums that are closing. Luckily, recently quite a few museums have been growing. I’ve got one more museum to share with you that is moving into a new 100,000-square-foot facility.
The DFW Elite Toy Museum was started by Ron Sturgeon and has a very impressive collection of cars on display and soon the car museum will be much larger. I’m excited to see this museum in their new space.
A lot can change very quickly in the automotive museum world. It feels like just yesterday I started Miles Through Time Automotive Museum in 2017, and yet at the same time, it feels like forever ago. 😉
Maine Classic Car Museum was created in 2019, so they’re actually pretty young, but they have 50 of some of the most beautiful vehicles on display.
A lot of automotive museums start as a private collection. Sometimes they turn into lasting museums, but more often than not they disappear once the founder passes on.
Howard’s Toys For Big Boys showcases Howard Alger’s classic car collection. Howard is still alive and gives tours of his collection, even though he is currently in his 90s. The local chamber helps Howard keep his collection open, which is free to visit.
If you have the opportunity to visit any automotive museum, I highly recommend you do it. You never know if that museum will be around in another 10 years, or better yet, you’d have the opportunity to see the museum before it gets better.
Have you visited your closest automotive museum?
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The DFW Elite Toy Museum is the brainchild of businessman Ron Sturgeon who first started collecting automobile memorabilia over 40 years ago.
Maine Classic Car Museum features 50 of the world’s finest motorcars, including a Tucker, President Roosevelt’s Packard, and Doc Hudson, the Fabulous Hudson Hornet.
Howard’s Toys For Big Boys showcases Howard Alger’s classic car collection along with his other memorabilia.
I'm heading to the National Association of Motor Museums' Annual Conference on Tuesday.
It is pretty awesome when people visit Miles Through Time Automotive Museum from all over the country
It still amazes me that the Automotive Museum Guide has grown into a huge resource for automotive museums, and visitors who want to visit them.
I'll start this week by letting you know about a brand-new museum that just opened this month. The St. Charles Motorcycle Museum is now open.
I still remember it like yesterday. It was the end of 2016, and I was forced to decide whether to start the museum
I love discovering new automotive museums. Sometimes, it is a museum that has been around, but it took me a while to find it.
One of the most common, generic questions I get asked in the museum is, how much are these cars worth?
The results are in, and Miles Through Time Automotive Museum is a major contender, at least for museums people want to visit.
The problem is, these lists only represent about 6% of the automotive museums you can visit in North America.
Automotive museums are unique, both in the museum world and from a traditional business standpoint.
