Iowa

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Antique Car Museum of Iowa

The Antique Car Museum of Iowa prides itself in educating visitors on the history of transportation. The 28,000 square foot showroom features 90+ cars.

National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum

The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum is open seven days a week, 362 days a year. The only museum in the world dedicated to the history.

Bus, RV, Big Rig Central Iowa

Iowa 80 Trucking Museum

The Iowa 80 Trucking Museum is Free Admission to the public. Free-will donations are accepted to expand the museum collection and/or the restoration of other trucks.

Central Iowa

Okoboji Classic Cars

At Okoboji Classic Cars you can take a trip back into time with a stroll down memory lane in the Ultimate Man Cave!

Air Central Iowa

Mid America Museum of Aviation & Transportation

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.

Central Iowa

Kline Museum

The Kline Museum is a collection of antique farm machinery and cars which includes a fully restored 1911 Carter Car. Furniture, dishes and musical instruments also on display.

Central Iowa

Yesterday’s Memories

Yesterday's Memories is a collection of antique items on display to remind of times gone by. Included is a nice collection of antique and specialty trucks.

Discover Iowa Automotive Museums, Events, and History.

IOWA

Iowa, a Midwestern U.S. state, sits between the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. It’s known for its landscape of rolling plains and cornfields. Landmarks in the capital, Des Moines, include the gold-domed, 19th-century State Capitol Building, Pappajohn Sculpture Park and the Des Moines Art Center, noted for its contemporary collections. The city of Cedar Rapids’ Museum of Art has paintings by native Iowan Grant Wood.

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AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY

The first automobiles shown in Iowa were displayed in Linn County at a fair in 1899. In 1905 there were 799 horseless carriages or motor cars in Iowa. At first, they were merely a curiosity, and few people saw the practical use of such contraptions. However, by 1915 Iowa ranked first in the nation in the number of automobiles per capita (147,078 registered vehicles). By 1927 there was one motor vehicle for every 3.3 persons, and automobiles were responsible for 85 percent of total highway traffic in the state.