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National Automobile Museum

10 S Lake St, Reno, NV 89501
775 333 9300
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Ranked #1 of 60 attractions in Reno
Type: Speciality Museums
Description: Offering more than 224 vehicles on display, this museum contains one of the greatest car collections anywhere.
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 June 2013 NEW via mobile

If you love cars, this place is for you! You will see how automobile technology has evolved. Makes you appreciate cars as works of art.

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Sacramento, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 June 2013

Make an effort to go here. It's much larger inside than it appears and there are tons of sparkling, well-kept cars going back to the early 20th century. You get to see them up close as well.

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Coos Bay, Oregon
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 June 2013

I am not an avid car fan but this was great ! My 6 year old daughter even had fun looking at all the old cars. It is a must see !!

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 May 2013

Been to many car museums throughout the US but this is by far the BEST. The Harrah collection and other donated cars all look brand new and ready to be driven off the lot. Many makes I have never heard of stood beside common names of today. There are 3 large galleries as well as recreated street scenes with cars... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 May 2013

Bill Harrah's car collection, which has been in a couple of different locations over the years was donated to form the heart of this museum. It specializes in cars from the very early 1900's thru 1930's. There are, of course, cars from the 40's thru the present. But, the allure is all of these early cars, names you've never heard... More

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Palmyra, Virginia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 May 2013

A lot of interesting cars. Not something you would go back to time and again however if you haven't been before, it is excellent. A nice range of vehicles from the late 1800's up to modern day. The information regarding each vehicle is very interesting. Typically it isn't too busy so you can go slow and enjoy yourself.

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Salem, Virginia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 May 2013

What a wonderful museum! I am NOT a car person (can't wait until they all drive themselves) but my dad is and I try to vary our diversions while traveling to his interests and mine. I loved all the dumbed-down versions of car information, the history of the development of cars (who knew they were run by boilers?), and the... More

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Truckee, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 May 2013

If you every visited the old Harrah's Car Collection - which was located in a warehouse well east of downtown - you'll recall how crammed with automobilia it was. The National Museum includes the cream of the crop of the Harrah's collection, but the cars are presented with greater care and context and it's pretty nicely done. It's a great... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2013

There were hundreds of cars in mint contrition from as early as 1892. There were steam driven automobiles (like the 1892 Philion), electric cars (like the 1912 Baker) as well as traditional gasoline powered. There were mass produced cars from Ford to the Oldsmobile and more; as well as very limited production vehicles that were very pricey at the time... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2013

I remember as a child my oldest sister's husband and his brothers use to do restoration on autos made in the early part of 1900's. This museum brought back many memeories

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