Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum

This museum is easily one of the best in the nation. Fascinating history and information on the cars that some either don't know much about or lost away in the pages of history for the state of Indiana. This place has been on my bucket list for years and after nearly a decade, I finally came here and was not even the slightest bit disappointed. The staff, volunteers and overall atmosphere was absolutely incredible and I want to give Graham Geiger the hats off for not only taking me around the town of Auburn in his 1935 Auburn 851 Sedan but I got to drive it as well, fulfilling a life long dream of driving a car made after The Great Depression but before World War II. I want to give massive thanks to everyone who made this happen and to everyone who has put their prized possessions on display for car loving folk to read about, enjoy and above all, smile as these beautiful rides age with such timeless designs.

My friends got married here last night and it was BEAUTIFUL!!!! Their ceremony was in the main building in the front showroom with the big staircase and it was so beautiful and unique. Their reception was in the back museum building which was breathtaking. It was amazing and I can’t say enough good things. Definitely one of the best wedding venues I have ever been to! Definitely a very cool museum!

My husband is a car fanatic, to put it mildly. We took a day trip from Indianapolis to visit the museum. Even if you are not a car enthusiast, it is an enjoyable day. The museum itself is beautiful and there is a lot of history to learn while there.

With the exception of the rude lady at the front selling tickets, the museum was fantastic! The volunteers were totally delightful and liked chatting and were knowledgeable about the cars. I drove three + hours north to visit and if I lived closer, I’d go again.

Had my wedding ceremony here, we only had about 30 people and a few months to plan it. Not only was it the wedding of my dreams, but everyone on their staff was so helpful, Alishia was awesome to work with, and the pictures turned out awesome. In the couple days that I visited, I didn’t even make it thru the whole museum because there were so many cars on display. The price of renting the building was unbelievably good. 100000% recommend for the best event ever, or just to look around!

This is an absolute must-see if you like historic, vintage automobiles. These are the luxury cars from before the big Depression days of the 1920s and 30s. These cars cost in the thousands back then and still hold up today. They were durable, built to last, and can operate at our current speeds of our Interstate highways! They are drop-dead gorgeous cars, and the history is amazing. The museum also has other vintage high-end cars along with a private plane and boat that the wealthy could purchase back then. The hood ornaments alone make an interesting display. But the other amazing thing about this museum is the fabulous art deco building, which was the original showroom and engineering offices for the cars at that time. The museum has brought the building back to life by taking her back to her glory days. The lights, the paint, and even the flooring are gorgeous! If you don't care about cars but love building architecture, then you must come see this museum. Not to be forgotten, there is also a muscle car and truck museum just behind the Auburn Cord Duesenburg museum called the National Auto and Truck Museum. You can purchase tickets for both at the ACDM counter. A very small complaint. We purchased a membership because we would receive a 10% discount in the giftshop, and we knew we would buy something. The man who was involved in our getting the membership was in the Giftshop when we came out hours later. He remarked, "Wow, you're still here!" We joked that we wanted to really embrace our membership! Unfortunately, when he rang up our purchase, he didn't give the 10% discount. When reminded of it, he said, "Well, it's all done now. I could re-enter everything, but there is no guarantee you will receive your refund from the first purchase." We tried to suggest some solutions, and he said, "That's way above my pay grade, and we would have to see if the man in charge is here and can make a decision." Feeling somewhat forced to accept it, we just walked away. Plus, the membership purchase did not include the other museum, so we had to pay again over there. However, this sour note did not ruin the fun had with all the amazing cars and history of the museum and does not deserve to ruin the 5 star rating.

Exceeded my expectations. Simply incredible museum to visit. Truly the golden age of automobiles. Don't rush through it. I was there over 4 hours and missed some things. Going back to see the truck museum next.

More beautiful old cars than you can shake a stick at! It shows the history of car making in the first half of the 1900's. Especially in northeast Indiana.