Join us at ACM for a Family Day filled with holiday cheer! Pick up a scavenger hunt on your way into the galleries, and see if you can use the hints to find the "hidden" cars throughout the Museum. If you can find them all, return your completed scavenger hunt to the Front Desk staff […]
Join ACM Volunteer, Dr. Vic Varkonyi, to learn more about cars during this historic period. If cars could talk in 1939, they would have revved their engines in pride as to how far they had already traveled down the road of automotive technology. Amazingly, most all of the components in the vehicles that got us […]
Design, assemble, and test out your own pinewood derby car before racing against other Museum visitors on ACM's full-length Pinewood Derby track located in the Family Zone. Learn insider tips (and a bit about physics) as you work to make your pinewood car as fast as possible by increasing potential energy and reducing friction. Design, build, […]
February is Seattle Museum Month, when visitors who stay at participating downtown Seattle hotels receive half-price admission to the region's favorite museums - including LeMay - America's Car Museum! Soar through aviation history, explore the best of pop culture, walk through a garden of glass, or dive into Pacific Northwest marine life, and so much […]
Greg Stacy, Marketing Director at Saleen Automotive and consummate auto enthusiast with over 20 years experience will be here for a very special edition of our monthly speaker series "If Cars Could Talk." Join us on Tuesday, February 11 at 11:30 am for a chat on all things Saleen! After the talk, Greg will head […]
RSVP NOW The Great Race is so much more than just a race - it is a cross-country tour, car show, endurance competition, and a "family reunion." For over 20 years, husband and wife team Janet and Steve Hedke have participated in the Great Race, and have managed to keep their cool in doing so! […]
Garrett Morgan (1877-1963) was a businessman, political leader and inventor with many patents to his name, including an improved traffic signal! Learn more about this important innovation and use your own bright ideas as you explore circuits and create a simple stop light. Design, build, tinker and learn together as you explore the world of […]
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! If you would like to add your name to the waiting list, please send an email to [email protected] with your name, phone number and email address. Early Bird Rate (before January 15, 2020): $45 Regular Rate (January 15 - February 21, 2020): $50 Tacoma's Museum District brings you creative new […]
In 1909, Alice Ramsey left New York City in a 1909 Maxwell DA and became the first woman to make the transcontinental journey from New York to California. She and her all-female team accomplished this impressive feat just six years after the first successful male cross-country drive, making headlines and cementing their place in history. One hundred […]
Explore the world of biofuels through fermentation, experimentation, and the development of bio-compostable materials. This event is free for ACM members, and is also included with Museum admission. Family STEAM Days - Every third Saturday of the month! Design, build, tinker and learn together as you explore the world of automobiles and its relation to […]
