America on wheels: curves of classic cars seduce visitors to America's automobile museums

Travel America, Jan-Feb, 2002 by Joan Huyser-Honig

National Automobile Museum, 10 Lake Street South, Reno, NV 89501; (702) 333-9300. Unlike at most auto museums, here you can watch mechanics in the restoration shop. You can also see a film, try hands-on displays, and enjoy 200 autos set in a century of American street scenes.

OHIO

Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum, Western Reserve Historical Society, 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106; (216) 721-5722. Between 1898 and 1931, over 80 automotive makes were created in Cleveland. This 200-plus collection of vintage vehicles concentrates on Ohio-made cars, such as Winton, Packard, and Jaguar; it also features airplanes and bicycles.