larz anderson auto museum - museum of transportation

My husband and I visited the museum over Valentine's day weekend. We both thought it was amazing for different reasons. My husband is a mechanic and he found the vintage cars to be very interesting. I really liked the historical pieces about Larz and his wife. I also liked looking at the architecture of the building. We are planning on going back in the summer.

Great place, especially for private functions. Who knew that such a nice place existed for special parties. I love this place.

This place is indescribable! It has some of the very earliest cars in their original location and in original condition. No restoration to these cars but in a state of preservation. Weekly car shows there on the weekend featuring a vast variety of collecter cars!

The museum is housed in the carriage house of the former estate of Larz Anderson. The building itself is incredible and the collection is worth seeing. Upstairs is the usual collection of some really nice stuff (Stanely Steamer), a couple of great Packards and a great collection of tack, but downstairs is the real treat as it houses the super wealthy families collection of cars. All are unrestored with a little history about each. Beautiful grounds if it is a nice day in a lovely neighborhood.

I've been here a few times and would recommend it as a place to kill a few hours. It's located within Larz Anderson Park which in itself is worth a visit esp. in the summer. They also host numerous car shows on the lawn that are fun to check out. The museum itself has some cool stuff to check out, interesting that much of it is from the private Anderson collection. Keep an eye out on LivingSocial or Amazon Local for deals on memberships. They are often available for a 1 yr family membership for $25 so you can enjoy the lawn events all summer.

I went here with a group of 4, and for $10 per person, it seemed like a steep price for a relatively small museum. Granted, the collection of early 1900's vehicles was impressive, and unlike any other gathering of cars I have ever seen at a car show, but, you can walk through the museum pretty quickly, unless you choose to read the extremely wordy, small font posters scattered about the rooms that were very hard to read as the day we went it was very crowded...if you aren't directly in front of the posters, you couldn't really see them. The building itself is very neat, and the history of this plot of land adds to the experience. The day we went, there was also a lawn event, but it was a downpour, so we didn't get to enjoy that, opting to instead only do the dry, indoors car viewing. I would propose $5 per person in general, and maybe a separate fee if you choose to do the lawn event too. However, I don't see people coming here more than once, which is perhaps why they want to charge more per person. Neat, but not necessarily worth the price.

While visiting from Florida we were excited to go to this museum. We drove three hours from Maine. Checked their website for hours, pricing.... When arrived we were met by a very rude staff lady. Who very rudely informed us that we were to leave because they would be closing in 5 mins. I told her that according to their hours of operations I still had 3 hours. She told me that today was a "private function" again rudely and short (on the front lawn that had nothing to do with the cars in the museum). And I was only asking in hopes it was some kind of car related event. As I read they were known for... And I went on to tell her that nothing was stated on the website about early closings as it did for the week before. She said "I don't know what to tell you, but you have to go." I said well I drove for hours to come here and you said I still have 5 mins, so I am going to look around for 5 mins. So she walked away and we did. There is not really much to see here. Maybe about 12 -15 cars total. A few bikes, some signs. The place its self is very pretty. But if you are a car person,,, take a pass. Not worth your time. And seeing that they close the place when ever they feel, don't take the chance. They don't value their patrons and fellow car people.I told her I would be writing a report on tripadvisor, she ignored me and told us our 5 mins were up.

If you're a petrosexual and find yourself in the Boston area, this is a must see. The museum has a nice collection of early make automobiles. Its small and mostly covers '20s and '30s era cars, so don't go their expecting exotics or '60s-era muscle. Best part is that most weekends in the summer they have events on the lawn outside the museum--everything from a Cars-N-Coffee to single marque days or events dedicated to a country of origin. Check out their website for the latest schedule.

The museum is quite small but has a really nice set of cars and trucks dating back to the earliest form of motorized transport. Probably can provide about 30 minutes of diversion. We got in for free using the public library passes which made it worth it. I probably wouldn't visit if I had to pay full price as there are just so many other options for entertainment.

I took my son to an American muscle car outdoor exhibit. While at the car show we checked out the museum. There are all sorts of cars to check out. Definitely worth a visit for any car buff.In the spring, summer and fall on various Week ends they offer different car shows, ie BMW, Italian car day, Mercedes car day, American Car day, and various other car days.A fun day out for anyone who loves cars.

It is a bit out of the way, but in a lovely park and housed in ia pretty building.The collection has some gems but a lot of them are crowded in a small space in the basement.I'm sure there are big financial restraints limiting change, as with most museums these days.

Fabulous cars from the Larz Anderson collection and others. Great Concours d'Auto all summer long. A must for anyone who loves cars as art as well as who loves cars for the wonderful machines they are.

Went to a bicycle show with my husband and while he shopped, I went to the museum. It was a pleasant place having both autos, period clothing and the story of the Andersons. The grounds are beautiful.

Visited because my daughter works at Anderson House in DC. The carriage house which first housed the Anderson's horses now houses their car collection. There was also a BMW show outside where car owners bring their cars to show

For auto enthusiasts I'm sure that this museum, the country's oldest auto museum, will be very enjoyable and worth the trip. As a person who enjoys autos but not an enthusiast I found it interesting but not exceptional. Many of the cars of are some of the earliest autos in the world and having been restored. While some enjoy seeing the autos not restored I would have personally enjoyed them more restored. The write ups provided with the autos were interesting but the collection felt a little disjointed. The building itself and the property it is on is beautiful but the inside smelled like an old oil can. The configuration of the building was strange especially how you entered the building. Multiple people came in and walked right by the place you buy tickets as it isn't right near the opening. Reconfiguration of the museum would help. Staff at the museum could have been friendlier and more helpful.I'd recommend the museum for those who are auto enthusiasts or if you are in the immediate area and looking for something to fill an hour or so. I wouldn't go out of my way to see it if you aren't an auto enthusiasts.