I've visited a couple of other car museums but this was an exceptionally impressive collection and so nicely presented! Each car was displayed clearly so you could walk around them and usually look inside and with a writeup about its history. Not to be missed and worth the scenic drive over to see!
We visited the Gateway Auto Museum to see the Oldsmobile F-88 (one and only in the world for $3.24 million) and were thrilled with that and the other great cars from the past. It is a most beautiful museum. The drive to Gateway, Colorado, has most spectacular scenery of red rock. We are thrilled with our entire visit!
If you want to see examples of great automotive history, this is the place to go. Each one was in mint condition, and you were able to observe close up. Entry fee was very reasonable, $10 for seniors. Models covered the time from the Duesenbergs and Pierce Arrows on up to the later models of better known cars. Would like to go back again, and spend more time there. A good place to visit even if you are not a car buff.
With more than 50 cars this collection is worth more than $30 million. One of the biggest collections we have ever seen
I never was much into cars but the automobiles in this museum were outstanding. The next time I visit I'm going back to the museum and spend a lot more time looking at the cars.
We 'found' this museum last year and couldn't wait to return bringing our friends with us. The red rock scenery surrounding the museum and hotel is breathtaking. As you enter the museum, you recognize the wall coverings as the covers of antique road maps. All of the vehicles displayed are in pristine condition and the interiors as well as the exteriors sparkle. At the center of the museum is a special room that has the 1984 Motorama F-88 Oldsmobile. It's on a turntable in the center of the room so you can see it from every angle. In the gift shop there is a book of area pictures taken by John Hendricks as well as his biography. Both are well worth their purchase price.
I'm not much of a car person, but this place made me one :) It is a beautiful museum with cars for every taste.
This place is so cool. The cars in this place are pretty amazing. If you are in the area this is a must.
$15 per adult. $10 for seniors. Kids up to 12 free. Cost is kind of high but has some awesome cars. Also has the F-88 only one that exists in the world. $3.24 million dollar car.
And I'm a car guy, been to a lot of museums but this one may top them all with it's unique collection placed in 'galleries' of relevance to time and place. So if your connection is very early automotive transportation, the art cars of the Cord era or muscle cars of the 60's, they're here. The centerpiece is a Detroit Autorama one-of-a-kind 1954 Oldsmobile F-88 Concept Car designed by GM and supposedly crushed ... but purchsed by the owner of Gateway a few years ago for, at the time, a record price for any car - anywhere. That car alone is worth the trip as it showcases 'what could have been' if the F88 had competed with the Corvette for American sports car dominance.