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Forney Transportation Museum, Denver, CO

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Forney Transportation Museum

A Denver museum of historical vehicles, from antique cars and locomotives to bicycles, carriages, and aircraft.

4303 Brighton Boulevard, Denver, Colorado 80216 · Denver, CO

About Forney Transportation Museum

The museum in Denver holds a large collection of more than 500 exhibits covering historical transportation. It started with old automobiles and later grew to include many other kinds of vehicles, some familiar and some unusual. Displays include railcars, antique cars, buggies, carriages, fire engines, aircraft, trolleys, motorcycles, bicycles, tricycles, models, costumes, and music boxes. Visitors can also have their photo taken in a Model T, and the museum has a gift shop and meeting rooms available for events.

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