Automotive Museums
Explore Automotive Museums
A curated guide to the world's most significant automotive collections — from manufacturer archives and land speed record cars to the rarest surviving Bugattis and unrestored racing survivors. Every museum selected for its depth, authenticity, and value to the serious enthusiast.
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
Indiana's landmark museum housed in the original ACD factory, dedicated to the golden age of American automobile design.
Audrain Automobile Museum
A Newport, Rhode Island museum housing rotating displays of rare and significant vehicles drawn from major private collections worldwide.
Autostadt
Volkswagen's Wolfsburg visitor center blends brand history, live vehicle retrieval, and automotive culture across twelve themed pavilions.
BMW Museum
A Munich institution covering over a century of BMW history through motorcycles, concept cars, and iconic production models.
British Motor Museum
Gaydon's national collection of 300+ British vehicles, including rare prototypes and the world's largest collection of historic British cars.
Cité de l'Automobile
Mulhouse's Schlumpf Collection holds 400+ vehicles including 123 Bugattis — the largest and most remarkable private automobile collection ever assembled.
Gilmore Car Museum
A 90-acre Michigan campus with 400+ vehicles, restored barns, historic dealerships, and one of America's great automotive collections.
Henry Ford Museum
Michigan's vast indoor museum holds Lincoln's presidential limousine, Rosa Parks's bus, and 26 acres of American innovation and automotive history.
Lamborghini Museum
The Sant'Agata Bolognese factory museum displays iconic production models and racing cars spanning Lamborghini's full history from the 350 GT onward.
Lane Motor Museum
A Nashville collection of 500+ vehicles including microcars, amphibious cars, and rare European marques seldom seen in American museums.
LeMay — America's Car Museum
A Tacoma museum with 350+ vehicles celebrating America's automotive heritage across six decades of design, culture, and engineering.
Louwman Museum
The Hague's historic private collection of 230+ vehicles spanning 125 years of motoring, including rare royal carriages and pre-war classics.
Marconi Automotive Museum
A Tustin, California collection of 100+ exotic and high-performance vehicles, including rare Ferraris, McLarens, and race-prepped supercars.
Mazda Museum
Hiroshima's factory-adjacent museum tracing Mazda's engineering story from three-wheeled trucks to the rotary engine and beyond.
Mercedes-Benz Museum
A landmark Stuttgart museum tracing the full history of Mercedes-Benz through 160+ vehicles and a dramatic chronological building design.
Museo Ferrari
Maranello's official Ferrari museum, home to championship Formula 1 cars, iconic road cars, and rotating exhibits from the Scuderia archive.
National Automobile Museum
A Reno museum with 200+ vehicles including presidential cars, land speed record machines, and rare one-of-a-kind American automobiles.
National Corvette Museum
Bowling Green's dedicated Corvette museum with 70+ models, a functioning factory tour, and exhibits on America's most iconic sports car.
National Motor Museum
Beaulieu's Hampshire estate holds 250+ vehicles, land speed record cars, and a comprehensive archive of British motoring history.
Nissan Heritage Collection
A Zama facility preserving 400+ historic Nissan and Datsun vehicles, open by appointment, representing eight decades of Japanese automotive history.
Petersen Automotive Museum
Los Angeles's premier automotive museum, with 300+ vehicles across immersive themed galleries spanning racing, Hollywood, and automotive culture.
Porsche Museum
A Stuttgart showcase of 80+ Porsche models from the first 356 to modern race cars, housed in a striking elevated architectural landmark.
Revs Institute
A Naples, Florida research library and private collection of 100+ unrestored racing survivors, preserved for historical integrity.
Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum
A Philadelphia collection of 65+ great sports racing cars, each chosen for competitive achievement rather than condition or rarity alone.
Toyota Automobile Museum
A Nagakute museum with 180+ vehicles tracing world automotive history from the 1880s to the present day alongside Toyota's own heritage.
25 museums · Updated regularly as new collections are verified