Museum of American Speed

A nonprofit Lincoln museum showing American racing cars, performance engines, and automotive memorabilia.

599 Oakcreek Drive, Lincoln, NE 68528 · Lincoln, NE

About Museum of American Speed

A nonprofit automobile museum in Lincoln, Nebraska, that displays American racing vehicles, performance parts, and motorsport memorabilia. Its holdings run from early twentieth-century race machines through modern Indy Cars. The museum has operated since 1992 and, as of 2013, occupied a facility of about 135,000 square feet. Visitors can tour three floors on a self-guided basis, and a wheelchair is available on request.

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