This is, without a doubt, one of the coolest museums in the entire world. I am must say that I am not a huge racing enthusiast but I happened to be with a few people who wanted to stop at this museum. I am so glad we did! You’re immediately overwhelmed by the incredible collection of cars and memorabilia. You name it. Everyone and anyone in racing is in there. Mario Andretti even bought a brick on the wall. To see some of the early cars some of the greats like Mario drove is incredible.Even more incredible is that we happened to get a tour guide who is a legend… Lynn Paxton. Lynn is a curator of the museum and such an interesting, kind man. The stories were captivating. He knew about everything. As a race car driver, Lynn said he never did anything he didn’t love. He said he knew a lot of people who had jobs that made a lot of money but are miserable. His wisdom and insight to life outside of racing was appreciated. The museum has a cool gift shop with all kinds of fun knickknacks (beyond t-shirts, posters, books, stickers, keychains, seat cushions, etc. etc.. The entrance fee is free but donations are welcome. How can you go to a gorgeous museum like this and not want to donate to the history displayed? The funny thing is not but a few miles from there we were talking to a man who had lived there for his entire life. He said he always wanted to go to that museum but hadn’t. We talked about how Lynn Paxton, a former racer, is the curator and gave us a tour. The man said, “Wow, Lynn is a legend!”

I cannot wait to return. In fact, I am planning to take my father there on December 6. I will return again and again.