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Community Weekend at the
Antique Automobile Club of America Museum
January 17, 18, and 19
Hershey, PA (January 6, 2015) - Now that the holidays are over, is cabin fever starting to kick in? Get out of the house and enjoy The Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) Museum's Community Weekend. The AACA Museum is offering the community a special $7 admission price and special activities on January 17, 18, and 19. Children 3 and under are always free.
Cruise through time as you enjoy vintage vehicles from the early 1890's through the 1980's in our main gallery. Each decade of vehicles is arranged to correspond to a cross-country journey from New York to San Francisco complete with themed settings. Our lower level gallery features The Museum of Bus Transportation collection of more than 10 full sized antique bus along with our original 1940's Valentine Diner where visitors can learn diner trivia. Special collection vehicles include Betty White's Cadillac, Whitney Houston's Rolls-Royce Limousine and the Lakeland Bus used in the movie "Forrest Gump." Other exhibit items include motorcycles, motor scooters and a collection of more than 100 hood ornaments. Our newest permanent exhibit - The Cammack Tucker Gallery opened just a few months ago and showcases the World's largest display of Tucker automobiles and tells the story of Preston Tucker.
From January 17-19, guests can participate in our Museum wide scavenger hunt to locate your favorite "Cars" from the Disney-Pixar Cars movie that are hidden throughout the Museum - How many can you find? Kids of all ages love the interactive photo stop where you can pretend to drive a vintage car or truck. Our Roads to Rails model train display offers many scenes and lots of buttons to push that run a variety of special effects.
We'll also be busy getting ready for our next featured exhibit Lotus: The Art of Lightness that will open on January 24th so you may catch a sneak peak at a couple of these vehicles while you're here to whet your appetite for a return visit.
About the AACA Museum
The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate, displays beautifully restored automobiles, buses and motorcycles in unique life-like scenes representing the 1890s - 1980s in a cross-country journey from New York to San Francisco. This Museum, a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, is known to be one of the largest automotive museums. Special exhibits change several times a year and focus on a variety of eras and types of vehicles. The Museum is located just off Route 39, one mile west of Hersheypark Drive in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Regular admission $12, seniors age 61 and older $11, juniors age 4-12 $9, children age 3 and under are FREE. January 17, 18 & 19 admission will be just $7 per person ages 4 & older. The Museum is open daily from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. New for 2015 -The first Thursday of each month, the AACA Museum will be open late until 9:00 PM. For further information, please call 717-566-7100 or visit www.AACAMuseum.org.
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