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    LeMay Collections at Marymount

    4.5 (31 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Sarah S.

    If you love cars, you will love this collection! This is near Parkland, not the one right off of I-5. There are over a thousand cars at this location and from all eras, manufacturers etc.. I have had the honor of showing my car in their museum on three occasions and they treated my car like one of their own while it was there for nearly five months total. Its about 20 bucks for an adult admission, but worth every penny. They have wonderful volunteer tour guides and on a decent day, you still might not see everything. Everything from Model A cars to the latest, you will not be disappointed. They also have a great little gift shop that has everything from hard to find books on cars to little toy cars. They are open year round and the collection is covered or in buildings, so find a sunny or even rainy weekend and check it out!!!

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    Alden C.

    I have been to the big Lemay Car Museum near downtown Tacoma and simply loved it. I am not a "gearhead" either. the muscle cars and all of the quirky little vehicles were a real highlight for me there. So I was really surprised when I found out that there was another Lemay car museum in Spanaway! If I remember correctly during the tour at this facility the guide said that the museum here and the Lemay museum downtown are not under the same ownership and only share the similarity of being named after Mr. Lemay. This museum is on the grounds of what used to be a military boys school ran by nuns. When Lemay bought the property he asked the Catholic church not to tear down or alter the buildings there and they complied. A good portion of the museum is housed in what used to be the gymnasium which is cool! In the main part of the building they often hold special private events here which would be great! There is a connecting building that is still a functioning chapel too but that is only for special private events and is not open to the general public. In the gymnasium part of the museum you can go at your own pace. But there are two other buildings to the west that house many, many more cars and vehicles. To tour through those a guide is required. At the front desk they will tell you that a staff member may come and find you since they are collecting a group of people to tour through these buildings. Once those two buildings are toured you are free to resume where you left off in the gymnasium. The two buildings where a tour guide is required doesn't have a rushed pace and the guide is very knowledgeable. They say if they don't talk about a vehicle as you pass by the plethora housed here to be sure and stop them and ask about it. Outside near the parking lot there are lots of vehicles to look at too. For example old log trucks, plows, railroad cars and such. Admission is $15 (at least when I was there) however I see a reviewer in February say that it was $13 so perhaps I paid a summer rate. Anyway the admission price is totally worth paying for to go to this gorgeous museum!

    Don M.

    Sensory overload. I'm not a car junkie. But can admire a nice vehicle. The wife and I decided to take a look after buying tickets on groupon. So we roamed the initial building, an old military school. They rounded us up after 30 or 40 minutes and took the tour of the other 2 huge put buildings. Good grief ! I never seen so much stuff. I did like the fact there was other oddities to look at besides just staring at cars. Motorcycles, gas pumps, signs, cases with small models, pictures...way too much at times to even concentrate looking at. You could spend days at this place and see something new each time. I did like looking at the little details of the older cars. Mostly the hood ornaments. Lots of older cars, 1920-50s which is alright but I prefer the muscle cars. So once we got into the 1st building, I could see the stuff that I wanted to look at but had to try and stay with the group. The 2nd structure on the tour was craziness. Shelves on each side of the building with cars which you couldn't see unless you were 30 feet tall. We got tired after awhile and walked faster in front of the group and left on our own. If you are a car junkie or grrae monkey. You cant go wrong here. Wear a good pair of sneakers.

    Tina N.

    this was a very extensive collection of all types of ground transportation the website is a bit misleading in that it shows a very modern building where the cars are housed, but in fact that is a separate entity to the collection we saw. this was owned by the lemay family and was stored and taken care of by the people on the family's property. the tour guide really made the visit and was extremely informative. the stories behind the collected cars and the family was what made the tour memorable. my husband and i loved seeing the assortment of cars and other things including old fire engines, classic hot rods and even trains! if you have a love for cars, you will love this museum. discounts for AAA members or state farm policyholders!

    Kara M.

    The staff here was so nice and accommodating. My date and I attended a chocolate and wine tasting event. My boyfriend has also attended a wedding at this venue in the summer time. They always have great events going on, and even have classes in the summer where they teach you how to drive an old Model T! We were a little worried we would be some of the youngest people at the event we attended but there was a good range of ages in attendance. Will definitely be returning for more spring/summer events!

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    Debbie H.

    I must preface this with I am not a car enthusiast. I wanted to take my sons (ages 10 and 19) on an exciting excursion. I figured I'd just tag along and it would be over soon enough. Instead I found myself intrigued by the different styles and collector pieces Mr. LeMay acquired. One hall has cars that share the history from different time periods and how cars have changed over decades. There was a tour guide to explain this as well. A friendly staff for sure. Also, a side note. There is another LeMay museum by the Tacoma Dome. The site at Marymount (what this review is for) is special as it was once a school house back in the day with its own unique history.

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    Venkataraman R.

    Great collection of vintage cars. With Groupon coupon, the place becomes very budget friendly, compared to the big, state of the art America's Car Museum. The place is loaded with lots and lots of vintage cars and we are transported to a automobile world, which was present from 1900s-2010s. Le May, as an Individual, preserved the automobile history of America, which is really laudable. He is not just a American citizen, he is a world citizen to collect vintage cars and preserve them to take us through the automobiles history. It was interesting to note that there were close to 3000 automobile manufacturers in USA, once up on a time. With great depression & over a period of time 1940s-1960s, many automobile companies have wound up. Another interesting tidbit from the financial stand point is that, Le May only bought one car using loan. Every other single car out of around 3000 cars were bought by him, using cash. Even though, car collection was his hobby, he did not drain himself financially for that. It is very good lesson for the collectors. Very good place to spend time during summer or winter days. Very good place for car lovers and also for kids. The museum not only holds car, holds fire engine, garbage trucks etc.

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    My Dad enjoyed this even more than the big LeMay museum - the tour was fun and informative and worth the cost of admission.

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