I love seen all the antique cars and all the history. Beautiful place and my family enjoyed it very much.
The museum has a nice collection of vehicles. Cars, trucks (Macs!) and other. They had a room with sportscars (which was not part of the usual collection) There is also a room which is dedicated to the restauration process. Staff was friendly and helpfull. Worth a visit!!
Great place to go if you really love cars. Mostly antique. But its very interesting place to go if you want to learn the history of cars.
This is a tiny museum for its type, as you'd expect for its location, and thus it's an intersting place to spend a few hours if you're into transportation history. A few of the exhibits,notably the pedal cars and the temporary display of exotic cars are quite good. The balance of the museum is rather dull, and the exhibit placards are very difficult to read due to awkward placements near the floor and tiny font sizes. In addition, some displays are badly in need of updating; the hybrid technology display in particular is ancient and a thinly-veiled product placement for Toyota at the expense of domestic auto manufacturers who now produce more efficient and less expensive vehicles. Minor quibbles like this aside, AoW is a nice addition to downtown Allentown and has plenty of convenient parking.
I like that they're constantly changing the exhibit several times a year otherwise it would be boring. I've attended several fundraisers at America on Wheels that were a blast!
I'd rate this museum a "Good," but it's not an option; my son and I have been to other antique car museums which have housed many more cars and vintage vehicles, but I thought that the truck exhibit in this museum was very interesting and unique. Regarding the cars, there is a sampling from each vintage era, but there are the most amount of cars on the top floor, from more recent decades (We prefer looking at the real antique cars and the old Ford type cars.). There's a room with a model train layout, and a room, which shows the restoration process of a vehicle, although it could have used more explanation.
Our family (with 2 teenage boys) went to this museum over the Christmas holiday break. 2 floors of building with easy accessibility and nice flow of exhibits. Lots of vintage vehicles (some restored and some not) and transportation historical information to see, read, and enjoy. Special (for the holidays) train exhibit and guitar exhibit were fun to see. Admission under $40 for family of 4. Friendly staff.
We went to the museum as part of a charity event and didn't expect too much and really enjoyed it. Especially the room where they explain how they rehabilitate the old cars. The cafe was really near too. Easy parking and friendly staff.
We were in Allentown on business for a second time and had an itch to explore. Tripadvisor recommended this museum and we were not disappointed. There are a variety of vehicles in the museum and many of the exhibits rotate seasonally. Our favorite exhibits were the Mack truck exhibit and the oldies but goodies that rotate. This is a serious car enthusiast museum and great fun. We spent about 2 hours here and were crestfallen that the cafe was closed on a Saturday. We would have enjoyed a malt there.
We are members of AOW, and we love visiting several times per year whenever they change the upstairs feature exhibit. They have had great themed exhibits such as "woodies" last summer and the current "supercars and guitars." They, also have special invitational events for members like last night's gala, which featured wines, catered food from several area restaurants, and live music performed by local artists on the sponsors' Martin guitars. If you are from the area don't just visit, become a member!