Quick Facts: Size: Small Price: $12 Est. Time in Museum: 45min - 1 hr. Recommended for: Car enthusiasts, Adults, Teenagers Best Feature(s): Delorean car from Back to the Future.

Disclaimer: This review is geared more towards people who DO NOT have a strong interest in cars (e.g. the average person).

All of the cars in this museum are organized in one open showroom rather than areas that are partioned in sections like most other museums (note: there is no air conditioning here so avoid going on a really hot day). There are about 40 cars on the floor, with a range of cars dating from the 1900s and 1910s up to the 1990s and 2000s. Most cars here could be classified as either sports, luxury, or muscle cars- although there are a few oddities (the Delorean car from Back to the Future is here). Most are American brands but about 1/3 are European cars. Not alot of Japanese cars (with the exception of the motorcycles).

In the rear of the museum is the motorcycle section with about 35 bikes. Bikes date from the 1910s up to the 1980s, with bikes from a variety of American, British, and Japanese motorcycle companies. However, I did notice that most of them were not restored or cleaned up as well as the cars, so some were definitely showing some wear and tear.

There is a small section near the front where kids can hop inside a toy indy car and motorcycle.

All of the cars and motorcycles have a plaque with 3-4 paragraphs of information explaining the development and significance of the vehicle.

For someone who is not really into cars, it is hard for me to recommend this museum to most people. There are about 4 or 5 other museums in Balboa Park I would recommend ahead of this one, especially if you have limited time. (The Air and Space museum next door is a better choice). There is nothing really bad per se about this place, but I don't think you'd be missing much by not going. There are some rare cars here that I've never seen in person, but about 1/4 of the cars are ones that I've occasionally seen on the road and/or cars you might find at local vintage car clubs.