America's Car Museum
LeMay - America's Car Museum is an automotive museum in the city of Tacoma, Washington, United States. About 400K people visit each year. For a second stop, Tacoma Dome is 0.2 mi away.
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A museum inside Tacoma
You can stay in Tacoma
America's Car Museum is inside Tacoma, which has 43 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep
May, June, July, August and September are the mild months, with highs of 66–77°. When to go ↓
An airport 7 miles away
Tacoma Narrows (TIW) has airline service, about 7 miles from America's Car Museum.
Established in 2012
America's Car Museum dates from 2012. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Picking a season
A visit to America's Car Museum can follow the seasons below.
America's Car Museum
LeMay - America's Car Museum is an automotive museum in the city of Tacoma, Washington, United States. Many of the cars on display were donated to the museum by the family of Harold LeMay. The museum is adjacent to the Tacoma Dome and opened on June 2, 2012.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 2012
- Wikipedia readers
- 4.7K a year
Bases for America's Car Museum
To stay close, try Tacoma (43) and Fife (15).
- 1Space Needle
- 2Lumen Field
- 3Climate Pledge Arena
- 4Tacoma Dome
- 5Wild Waves Theme Park
- 6T-Mobile Park
- 7Seattle Underground
- 8Husky Stadium
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From America's Car Museum | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tacoma | in town | — | 43 30 hotels · 3 motels · 4 inns & B&Bs · 5 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 229,816 | $480K | D− |
| Fife | 4 mi east | 5 min | 15 11 hotels · 3 motels · 1 RV park | 11,061 | $543K | D− |
| Federal Way | 7 mi northeast | 10 min | 19 14 hotels · 3 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 campground | 99,729 | $553K | D |
| Seattle | 27 mi north | 40 min | 201 148 hotels · 8 motels · 32 inns & B&Bs · 7 lodges & cabins · 5 hostels · 1 campground | 784,777 | $939K | D− |
| SeaTac | 16 mi northeast | 25 min | 49 39 hotels · 7 motels · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 RV park | 34,578 | $520K | D |
| Lakewood | 7 mi southwest | 10 min | 15 10 hotels · 5 motels | 62,755 | $461K | D |
| Puyallup | 8 mi southeast | 10 min | 13 5 hotels · 2 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 2 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 42,682 | $552K | D |
| Vashon | 12 mi north | 20 min | 21 5 hotels · 8 inns & B&Bs · 3 lodges & cabins · 5 campgrounds | 9,934 | $791K | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Combine it with these
Pair a visit with these, within 30 miles.
Big draw127 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw225 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
Big draw327 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
4in town Stadium & arenaTacoma Dome
56 mi Theme parkWild Waves Theme Park
625 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
726 mi Ancient siteSeattle Underground
829 mi Stadium & arenaHusky StadiumPhoto credits
Space Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tacoma Dome: Broran28, Public domain · Wild Waves Theme Park: Jessica Spengler from Hove, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Husky Stadium: Atomic Taco, CC BY-SA 2.0
Your questions on America's Car Museum
Is America's Car Museum in Tacoma?
Yes. It’s inside Tacoma, WA.
When is the best time to visit America's Car Museum?
May, June, July, August and September, with highs of 66–77°.
What is the closest airport to America's Car Museum?
Tacoma Narrows (TIW), about 7 miles away. The nearest big hub is Seattle–Tacoma (SEA), about 16 miles.
Where should I stay near America's Car Museum?
Tacoma (in town, 43 places to stay), Fife (4 mi, 15 places to stay) and Federal Way (7 mi, 19 places to stay).
What locals in Tacoma say
Questions and tips go in Tacoma’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.