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Automobile Driving Museum

The Automobile Driving Museum was an automotive museum located at 610 Lairport Street, El Segundo, California, USA. This is one of the sights of El Segundo. Further out, SoFi Stadium is 3.6 mi away.

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Where
In El Segundo
14 places to stay
Wikipedia readers
1.5K
a year · #5,346 of 7,770
In brief

A museum inside El Segundo

You can stay in El Segundo

Automobile Driving Museum is inside El Segundo, which has 14 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓

Best months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December are the mild months, with highs of 64–76°. When to go ↓

An airport 2 miles away

Los Angeles (LAX) has airline service, about 2 miles from Automobile Driving Museum.

Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures and Wikipedia.

When to go

Warm months and cold ones

Every month near Automobile Driving Museum is set out below.

Jan65° / 50°
Feb65° / 50°
Mar65° / 52°
Apr67° / 54°
May69° / 57°
Jun71° / 60°
Jul74° / 63°
Aug76° / 64°
Sep75° / 63°
Oct73° / 59°
Nov69° / 54°
Dec64° / 50°
Typical highs and lows in El Segundo. Green months are the mild ones. Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 normals for El Segundo. El Segundo’s full climate →
About

Automobile Driving Museum

The Automobile Driving Museum was an automotive museum located at 610 Lairport Street, El Segundo, California, USA.

The museum was a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, founded in 2002 (2002) by car collectors Stanley Zimmerman and architect Earl Rubenstein. Its mission was to "collect, preserve, exhibit and ride in historic vehicles." It contained about 130 classic, antique, and vintage automobiles created between 1886 and 2000, of which roughly half were on display at any time. Visitors were permitted to touch and sit in most cars, and on Sunday Car Rides, experience riding as a passenger around the neighborhood in classic vehicles. Its collection included:

Type
Museum
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Where to stay

Places to stay near Automobile Driving Museum

The closest towns with hotels, motels or campgrounds are El Segundo (14) and Los Angeles (841).

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Automobile Driving Museum12Places to stay in town
  1. 1SoFi Stadium
  2. 2Hollywood Walk of Fame
  3. 3Intuit Dome
  4. 4Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
  5. 5Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  6. 6Disneyland
  7. 7Kia Forum
  8. 8La Brea Tar Pits
In town

El Segundo

14 places to stay · 14 hotels

You’re already here.

16,379 people

10 min drive

Los Angeles

841 places to stay · 554 hotels · 169 motels · 39 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 36 hostels · 17 campgrounds · 9 RV parks

3,869,089 people

7 mi north of Automobile Driving Museum

5 min drive

Inglewood

49 places to stay · 31 hotels · 13 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 2 hostels · 1 RV park

101,662 people

4 mi northeast of Automobile Driving Museum

15 min drive

Santa Monica

57 places to stay · 46 hotels · 6 motels · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 hostel · 3 campgrounds

90,082 people

9 mi northwest of Automobile Driving Museum

Compare 8 towns
TownFrom Automobile Driving MuseumDrivePlaces to stayPeopleTypical homeSafety
El Segundoin town—14 14 hotels16,379$1,588KD−
Los Angeles7 mi north10 min841 554 hotels · 169 motels · 39 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 36 hostels · 17 campgrounds · 9 RV parks3,869,089$921KD
Inglewood4 mi northeast5 min49 31 hotels · 13 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 2 hostels · 1 RV park101,662$793KD
Santa Monica9 mi northwest15 min57 46 hotels · 6 motels · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 hostel · 3 campgrounds90,082$1,756KD−
Long Beach16 mi southeast25 min125 77 hotels · 36 motels · 5 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 3 campgrounds · 2 RV parks450,469$807KD
Torrance7 mi south10 min31 23 hotels · 2 motels · 3 lodges & cabins · 3 campgrounds138,391$1,075KC−
Hawthorne3 mi east5 min21 16 hotels · 4 motels · 1 inn or B&B82,741$863KD
Gardena5 mi southeast10 min24 9 hotels · 11 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins58,460$701KD

Day trip from

Straight-line miles.

Getting there

Nearest airports with airline service

LAXLos Angeles · major hub2 mi
HHRJack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal3 mi
LGBLong Beach · major hub16 mi
Places to stay: Overture Maps (hotels, motels, inns, lodges, campgrounds, RV parks; not vacation rentals) · town figures: U.S. Census ACS · Safety: TownRatings Safety grade · airports: OurAirports. Distances are from Automobile Driving Museum’s main visitor area; drive times are estimates.
Make a day of it

More to see nearby

These lie within 29 miles as the crow flies.

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

SoFi Stadium: Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0 · Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · Intuit Dome: Spatms, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: CanonStarGal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Disneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Kia Forum: Ritapepaj, CC BY-SA 3.0 · La Brea Tar Pits: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 2.5

Common questions

Questions before you go

Is Automobile Driving Museum in El Segundo?

Yes. It’s inside El Segundo, CA.

When is the best time to visit Automobile Driving Museum?

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December, with highs of 64–76°.

How far is Automobile Driving Museum from Santa Ana and Anaheim?

About 32 miles southeast of Santa Ana and about 37 miles east of Anaheim, as the crow flies.

What is the closest airport to Automobile Driving Museum?

Los Angeles (LAX), about 2 miles away.

Where should I stay near Automobile Driving Museum?

Los Angeles (7 mi, 841 places to stay), Inglewood (4 mi, 49 places to stay) and Santa Monica (9 mi, 57 places to stay).

From locals

From people who live in El Segundo

Questions and tips go in El Segundo’s Town Square.

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.