Museums in United States

The Pioneer Auto Show was started in 1954 by AJ ‘Dick’ Geisler and his family. Since then, the Pioneer Auto Museum (as it was known back then) and Dick have been a single thought in the minds of the thousands of antique and classic car enthusiasts who have visited, and met the man with the ever-present cigar In 1954, Dick and his two sons, Dave and John, had so many antique cars they decided to build a place to display them all properly. This is how the Pioneer Auto Museum began. After Dick's death in 1973, John ran the vintage automobile museum.

The Piston Palace holds about 20-American cars and includes exhibits which feature a replicated 1960's car dealer showroom, The H.R. (hot rod) Dept., Piston Palace Speed Equipment, a replicated 1950's speed shop, an extensive automotive art gallery, jukeboxes, original neon signs, a large collection of Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild models and memorabilia and an extensive automotive library.

Journey through yesterday on six acres of Hamilton County history, muse over murals and mosaics, stroll the boardwalk of an entire town, see inside a sod house, examine military memorabilia, experience nearly 40,000 artifacts that house the stories of our county and of the settlement of the Great Plains.

The Pontiac-Oakland Museum located in Pontiac, Illinois houses a collection of vehicles and memorabilia that spans the history of the Pontiac and Oakland car brands up until their departures from the manufacturing of vehicles.

The lower levels of the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta (PEC ATL) are home to an ever-changing array of some of our most precious and exciting cars from the roads and the track. Inside the two-story Heritage Gallery, you’ll find curated exhibits of rare and significant cars as well as privately owned vehicles in for service at the Porsche Classic Factory Restoration workshop.

The R.E. Olds Museum is dedicated to Ransom Eli Olds, inventor, entrepreneur, and financier, and one of Lansing’s most notable automotive leaders. He created the principle of the assembly line in the automobile industry and founded two local automobile companies: Olds Motor Works (1897) and REO Motor Car Company (1904). The Museum exhibits a significant collection of automobiles, engines, and other materials significant to the transportation history of Lansing, the region, the state and the nation.

Terry Gale's private collection of Nash, Rambler and AMC cars.

You can learn about the Orlando Fire Department's rich history from its inception from 1885 to present day. The exhibition includes a restored 1926 American LaFrance fire engine

Classic automotive museum where you never know what you might find. Very rare autos and motorcycles from the early 1900's