Museums in United States

Penrose Heritage Museum showcases the history and heritage of the Pikes Peak region through the personal artifact collection of Colorado Springs’ philanthropists Spencer and Julie Penrose with a special tribute to the history of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, started by Spencer Penrose in 1916.

The Penske Racing Museum showcases an amazing collection of cars, trophies and racing memorabilia chronicling the career of one of the most successful dynasties in all of sports. Penske Racing has over 50 years of racing experience and over 400 major race wins highlighted by 17 Indianapolis 500-mile race victories. On display in the museum are cars detailing the diversity of Penske Racing including a replica of the 1963 Pontiac Catalina which Roger Penske drove to victory in the 1963 Riverside 250.

The Petersen Automotive Museum is dedicated to the exploration and presentation of the automobile and its impact on American life and culture using Los Angeles as the prime example. Encompassing more than 300,000 square feet, its exhibits and lifelike dioramas feature more than 150 rare and classic cars, trucks and motorcycles.

Founded in 1975, the Museum tells the story of petroleum and the rugged lives of men and women who sought a better life. Located in the heart of the Permian Basin, The Petroleum Museum offers over 32,000 square feet of interactive education and entertainment for adventure of all ages. The addition of the Transportation Wing in 2004, which houses the Chaparral Gallery, enables the Museum to enhance the story of the interdependence of petroleum and surface transportation by telling the pioneering history of the Chaparral Road Racers.

 Phillips County Museum is proud to house the documents, pictures and artifacts of the people, businesses and organizations who helped build our communities that have remained firmly rooted on the Colorado Prairie. 

The Phoenix Fire Museum is in the restored home of the Phoenix Volunteer Fire Company No. 6. This building houses turn-of-the-century horse-drawn steam engines and early motorized vehicles. The gallery on the Second Floor recounts the history of the volunteer fire companies of Mobile from their organization in 1838.

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.