National Automobile Museum
Over two hundred cars from the Harrah collection, staged in period street scenes. The best indoor thing in Reno, and it is not close.
This is the one to do if you only do one. Bill Harrah — the casino operator — assembled one of the largest private car collections in the world, and when it was broken up after his death a few hundred of the best were kept in Reno as a museum. That is why a city this size has a collection this good.
It is staged rather than parked: the cars sit in period street scenes with facades, shopfronts and sound, arranged by era across four galleries. You do not need to care about cars to find it worth an hour or two, which is the usual surprise.
It is at the eastern edge of downtown by the river, walkable from the casino core and from the Riverwalk.
Good for
- A first visit to Reno
- A hot afternoon or a cold one
- Anyone who thinks they are not interested in cars
Worth knowing first
- Weekend hours are shorter than weekday ones. Check before a Sunday afternoon visit.
- Where
- 1 S Lake St, Reno, NV
- Neighborhood
- Downtown Reno
- On site
- 200+ vehicles · Period street scenes · Four galleries · Indoor