Thursday, July 4, 2019

World of Speed Motorsports Museum

   Our North American Reciprocal Museum pass gets a lot of use. Since we can make multiple visits to any museum on the list we often go for short visits several days in a row so that we don’t get museum overload. We also find that going to a museum in the middle of a hot day feels wonderful. But the one thing we didn’t expect is that we like to go to museums that we would never visit if we had to pay the admission charge. :-D
   Neither us knows anything about race cars. We’ve never been to a race or even watched one of television. Even so we enjoyed visiting this museum, mainly because the Mario Andretti exhibit is really good. Along with eleven of Andretti’s cars (some restored and some replicas) the museum features video clips of a very personable Andretti relating stories of his childhood, his racing career, and the careers of his brother, son and grandson.
   The museum is accessible. The Zero to 1000 exhibit is accessed by a lift which is operated by a staff member. A few interactive exhibits are not accessible.

   The parking lot is large enough for any RV. Museum  45.3215, -122.77004
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2 comments:

  1. I'd never heard of the museum reciprocal pass, visiting museums can be a big budget item!
    Thanks!

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    1. We have two. Our NARM pass gets us into museums and gardens. You have to check the membership benefits because they vary and the prices vary too. I think the one from Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens in Jacksonville Florida is pretty good - both museums and gardens for $100.00 a year.

      The other pass we have is an Association of Science-Technology Centers ASTC pass which is good for science centers, some random museums, and half price or free admission to many zoos. You have to check the benefits on memberships for this pass too because they don't all include zoos.

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