Car lovers in New York and New Jersey have several excellent automotive museums within a few hours’ drive. The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia showcases historic racing sports cars; the AACA Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania, covers American automotive history; the Saratoga Automobile Museum sits in Saratoga Spa State Park; and the Larz Anderson Auto Museum near Boston holds one of America’s oldest car collections. Each makes a great day trip, and many host special events and “cars and coffee” gatherings.

Museums at a glance

Museum Location Approx. drive from Midtown Focus
Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum Philadelphia, PA About 2 hours Historic racing sports cars
AACA Museum Hershey, PA About 3 hours American automotive history
Saratoga Automobile Museum Saratoga Springs, NY About 3.5 hours New York motoring and racing
Larz Anderson Auto Museum Brookline, MA About 4 hours One of America’s oldest car collections
Northeast Classic Car Museum Norwich, NY About 4 hours Classic American cars

Simeone Foundation

The Simeone’s collection focuses on sports racing cars, many still driven at demonstration days, with themes around “the spirit of competition”. Pair it with a Philadelphia day trip.

AACA Museum

Affiliated with the Antique Automobile Club of America, it presents cars, buses and memorabilia across American motoring history. Visit during the famous Hershey Fall Meet.

Saratoga Automobile Museum

Housed in a historic bottling plant in Saratoga Spa State Park, it combines well with Saratoga Springs.

Larz Anderson

Built around the collection of a wealthy couple who bought cars from the earliest days of motoring, housed in their original carriage house.

Getting there

A chauffeured trip lets a group of enthusiasts enjoy a museum day without driving. See our long-distance car service.