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    Lane Motor Museum

    4.7 (145 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Mrs. Kristen C.

    Interesting, nice mix of cars, no A/C so it was very warm inside. It used to be the American bread Company bakery. October 2025

    Sarah G.

    Best car museum we've been to, hands-down! And we've been to a LOT of them, haha! Very extensive collection of lots of super old and super niche cars!! Lots of dream cars here and we loved all the little decor details they put in (like the information stand beside each car is made of car parts)! They rotate cars in and out of the show room each month, so if you're local it's worth a membership! I'm not even super into cars (husband is) and I thoroughly enjoyed walking around and looking at everything! Definitely watch the welcome video when you get there! Well worth the $15 adult ticket price. Cute little gift shop too (pretty good prices). Shout out to Lane!!

    David S.

    The Lane Motor Museum is a must stop when visiting Nashville. Let me guess you do not go to Nashville to see a car museum, however this is no ordinary museum. The collection of cars is second to none. The museum is located in an old bread factory. The show room is loaded with every kind of foreign car you can think of. All shapes, sizes and colors. If there was an idea for a car you will find it in this museum. They even have a kids area that is car themed. The coolest part of the kids area they have a changing car tire station. After the music go to Lane Motor Museum.

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    William W.

    I've been employed just down the road from the Lane Motor Museum for a decade. After all that time, I FINALLY found a chilly afternoon devoid of plans to check this place off my bucket list. Just as most people say, it's truly a hidden gem in Nashville and one of the most unique points of interest in the city. But you don't need to see another review about how cool this museum is. Others have made that clear. It would be far more beneficial to read about what you need to look for inside. So let this be your official checklist while walking around a spacious warehouse (although displays are subject to change). There are some very old vehicles here, the oldest of which are the 1909 Renault Type AG Series 1, the 1923 Tatra T-11, the 1924 Citroën 5CV Trèfle, the 1927 Tatra T-12, the 1928 DKW Typ P, and the 1929 Austin 7. The Tatras are incredibly rare and manufactured a century ago in Czechoslovakia! There are dozens of incredibly rare automobiles with fewer than 100 ever made! This includes 15 one-of-a-kind vehicles that only exist at the Lane Motor Museum and nowhere else in the world! Those would be a Wind Wagon, a Helicron, a Framo Piccolo, a Surlesmobile, a Erickson Special, a Castarede, a Citroën 2CV "Bichephale", a Future, a Gregory Roadster, a Silva Week-end, a Grataloup, a Rocket Car, a Gyro-X, a Clifft Commutercycle, and my personal favorite the 1939 Fiat 508C Ballila 1100. Several of these can be found grouped together in the back left corner (from the perspective of the museum entrance), accompanied by their fascinating stories. And finally, there are some absolutely stunning automobiles on display, most of these very rare, including a 1939 Peugeot 202 Berline Decouvrable, a 1951 Hotchkiss Grégoire, a 1955 MG TF 1500, a 1958 Tornado Typhoon, a 1962 Mazda R360, a 1963 Lotus Elite Type 14, a 1967 Morris Mini Traveller, a 1968 Fiat 850 Spider, a 1971 OTAS 820 Grand Prix, and a 1996 Tatra T700. And don't miss their award winning yellow 1958 Auto Union 1000! Also be aware that they have a massive U.S. military amphibious 959 LARC-LX the size of a small building! It's been parked out back since its acquisition in 2004 and is visible from a corridor of motorcycles at the back left of the warehouse. Just follow the sign that says UNIQUE. There are a couple of newer cars such as Gene Lane's 2014 Corvette and a 2020 Citroën Ami. And don't forget to drive into the parking garage to see more cars on display!

    Reeta B.

    The Lane Motor museum is a great place to go if you are into cars. Even as a person who knows nothing about cars, I had a pretty good time. It is so interesting to see how cars have changed over time and around the world. Some of the designs are so cool and very strange! The only thing that I would have loved is to have one or two cars that we could interact more with either by touching or getting into it. While they really encourage taking pictures, you can't touch any of the cars. They do have a couple of events in the year where they do have select cars that you can interact with more so being on the lookout for those events can be helpful! Outside of that, parking is really easy since they have a free and pretty good sized lot out front.

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    Diane H.

    The Lane Motor Museum is located on Murfreesboro Pike in Nashville. The collection is housed in the former Sunbeam Bread factory, which is a cool historical aspect! I've been to several fine car museums, but what such this museum apart is the quantity and unique vehicles that are almost all exclusive to Europe and foreign countries. In each area of the museum, you'll see flags of the country represented above the vehicles from that country. You'll find micro-cars, three wheelers, one-off prototypes, propeller driven cars, even a gyroscopic car the runs on two wheels. They only display about 125 vehicles at a time out of almost 500 cars in their collection. They do limited tours of their basement collection. The cars are spaced far enough apart that you can take pictures of every angle. In addition, there are no stanchions or barriers in front of the vehicles. They do advise you that because there are no barriers. They don't want visitors to be tampering with the displays and rightfully so. One of the nicest aspects of this museum is the rather large indoor play area for children. It's such a wonderful way to get children interested in transportation, while parents might be looking around the building at all of the fine examples of foreign cars! There is a small gift shop as well, so don't forget to stop by there. I highly recommend this museum for any car aficionado !

    Amanda B.

    I am always looking for new things to explore when my dad comes to visit, and one day I drove past Lane Motor Museum and made a mental note to look it up. Thankfully I remembered, and when my dad came to town we decided to make the stop. Pricing to get in was fair, and we arrived early to sign up for the vault tour. The tour is absolutely worth it. They have some really interesting cars in the vault and lots of stories to accompany those cars. The museum itself was very well set up and I enjoyed seeing all the vehicles and reading about them. There is also a kids station for any little ones that get antsy. They also have a short video to give some background on the museum. Also a fun photo opt. We ended up spending about 2.5ish hours between the tour and looking around on our own (plus checking out the cars in the parking garage). I absolutely recommend checking Lane Motor Museum!

    Asia A.

    We've passed by this place countless times, but today, when we passed by, we asked ourselves... why not stop? So we did, and I'm SO glad!! What a first-class experience here! Everyone was so warm and inviting. There are so many incredible foreign vehicles, bikes, motorcycles, etc. that I've never seen or knew existed here! All of the vehicles were in great condition, too! The icing on the cake, though... we got to ride in a car! Such an fun and unforgettable experience! They rotate out vehicles, so you'll always see new vehicles. What a treat! I can't wait to come back for a future visit!!

    Jamie P.

    If you like classic cars, you've definitely got to check this place out! My friend and I were in town for CMA fest, but we decided to get out of downtown for a little bit and check out this museum. You can pay $15 and walk around the museum at your leisure. For that price you get to see about 150 different vehicles. Though we didn't opt to do the tour, you can pay a little more and see even more vehicles on a guided tour. We really enjoyed our time at this museum. They have one classic car you can take your picture in. They had the floor organized by decades and countries. There was signage telling you about each car and they were all very unique. Definitely worth a visit.

    Tamara M.

    Really cool museum. Definitely recommend if you are in the area! So many cool things to see in here!

    Leilani S.

    Really amazing museum! They had a TON of different and one of a kind vehicles!! I'd highly recommend! Even area for kids to play and they offer military discount!

    John M.

    This is one of the coolest places in Nashville. I call it a hidden gem because it doesn't normally make the list of places that tourists must check out when they come to town. I always bring family and friends that come into town that are staying for a while. I love that they constantly switch out the cars in the showroom because they have such a massive collection to showcase. They can't possibly keep everything under one roof. There's a lot of history to the building, which is pretty cool too.

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    Clarrisa N.

    If you're even slightly interested in cars, you should go! They have cars I've never even heard of much less seen in person. Parking is available, along with displays of vehicle in the parking garage. Head to the counter and grab tickets, one care is set up as a prop that you can touch and take pictures in. There is of course a gift shop at the entrance. A kid friendly area is available where kids can write small cars, color, and even learn to change a flat tire!

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    Fabulous collections! So many unique, truly unique cars. Very helpful staff. So glad we made the trip just to go to the. Lane motor museum.

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