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Estes-Winn Antique Car Museum
111 Grovewood Rd, Asheville, NC 28804, United States
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Ma
Review №1

Guy who greeted us was initially nice but then became Hitler getting on my son to cover his nose with mask. Really? Nobody was even in the entire place and windows open. I dont like the fact he didnt ask if he had a medical condition..just acting like we live in a dictatorship and thought he could tell my son how to wear stuff on his body. His body his choice right? Try being more thoughtful on something that has just been politicized for control purposes ..museum is small with like 20 cars ..free only positive

Ph
Review №2

Small, but beautiful antique car museum. Great collection of early 1900s (Model T, Model A) up through the 1950s. Their 1957 Cadillac Eldorado is one of the most stunning automobiles I have ever seen! Definitely worth stopping by while visiting the Grove Park Inn and nearby galleries.

an
Review №3

The Museum was a pleasant surprise and the museum manager shared interesting historical information about the cars and history of the hotel. It was a worthwhile visit.

Be
Review №4

Very cool stop for old car lovers. Free with the option of donating.

An
Review №5

Very nice place. This was a surprise stop for my 9 year old who loves cars especially antiques. I love the location and the history that surrounds it.

ch
Review №6

Great place to visit. Highly recommend.

Am
Review №7

Nice place to spend a little free time with kids.

Ca
Review №8

Great experience to learn history. A must do even if you are not fan of cars (like me!). You wont regret!

Ca
Review №9

I loved seeing the old cars and imagining the people who drove and rode in them. They encompass images of simpler, slower times. There is much more style & craftsmanship in these cars than in todays models.

Ja
Review №10

A great collection of beautiful cars. Admission is free and donations are accepted. Best part is the information placards, I learned a lot about the cars, the industry and how the driving habits of the American public has evolved.

M.
Review №11

Lived here nearly 20 years and never been until now. They are typically closed from January to March but they let me and my brother in to see. Such nice people. It is free to go in but I urge you to donate. Amazing antique cars such as cadillacs, model Ts, model As, even carriages. Also the building itself is a jewel. The chandeliers are from the Seely castle on Town Mountain.

Ja
Review №12

Great place to take the kids! FREE admission, but they do take donations! Small parking lot adjacent to building, and parking is also FREE. Beautiful vintage cars, very educational and fun! Pictures and flash photography are allowed. Will be visiting here again soon

An
Review №13

This place is an interesting and lucky find for us, and now I can say I’m glad we came to visit. Great collection of antique cars and an antique fire truck. Parking is free and no admission fee. The place is easy to find and not far away from Asheville downtown. The history of the cars and the site itself are very interesting. Be sure to check out other places in the village too!

Ro
Review №14

Absolutely fantastic part of Ashevilles and Biltmores storied history. The buildings and grounds alone are worth the visit!

Ga
Review №15

As an old gearhead I loved the place and collection. Highly recommend. Also, please donate to keep this museum healthy.

Je
Review №16

So fun! Great for kids and adults as well. They gave each of the kids a postcard with a pic of the awesome, restored fire engine they have at the museum. Free entry fee (donation jar inside). Staff was knowledgeable and friendly

H
Review №17

Enjoyed seeing all the old cars. Not alot but the right amount of cars with lots of history. My favorite was the rare 1957 Cadillac Eldorado. Tom Anders was very knowledgeable and a local so filled with lots of great information and a very nice man.

M.
Review №18

Nice private car collection. Had a rare Eldorado with a stainless steel roof. And its all free

To
Review №19

Randomly came across this spot and really enjoyed checking out the cars and hearing a little history from the very friendly staff.

An
Review №20

Very cool place to visit. Gorgeous little drive up a mountain to reach a senic little spot. The museum is cute and relaxed, and gives lots of information about the cars. Well worth a visit if you are in the area.

na
Review №21

Lots of old cars, it gives you a good picture of what driving back in the 70-80s would have been like.

Fr
Review №22

Visited the auto museum during our stay at Grove Park Inn, 04/19/19. Was greeted by Tom Anders who was a wonderful host and gave us a history lesson on the Inn and Grovewood Village. He couldnt have been nicer or more informative. 5 Stars to Tom and Thank You... Fred

Re
Review №23

Nice collection free to go in just accepts donations

Aa
Review №24

Great collection of antique cars (~1900s - 1950s / and even a few horse drawn buggies from before that)! Kids loved it. A little off the beaten track, but in a beautiful setting and next to the Grove Park Inn, Biltmore Industries Homespun Museum, and Grovewood Gallery which are all worth a visit as well.

Re
Review №25

We visited here with my family this weekend while visiting Asheville for the Biltmore Estate. The museum was full of nice old model cars that we enjoyed looking at. Each car had a desrciption with year, make, and model with a description of the car itself. It was free to park and visit. We were there for about 30-45 minutes just looking. They had about 20 cars maybe.

Pa
Review №26

Dont miss out on seeing this! The guide is an awesome gentleman who is full of historic information. Not only about the cars, and their owner, but also about the textile manufacturing next door. Free tours. Enjoy the knowledge of this man. Hes amazing!

Ki
Review №27

Closest I have ever been to these fantastic well maintained automobiles.

Di
Review №28

Beautiful car collection and a great place to stay with beautiful mountain views.

Je
Review №29

Loved this museum. Not crowded when we went. Really got time to soak it all in.

Cr
Review №30

Lovely museum with an excellent collection of unique classic cars. I took my disabled father for a visit and he really enjoyed the experience. The museum attendant extremely helpful. Yes assisted with getting our wheelchair in and out of the museum. I couldnt have been more grateful. I highly recommend this place.

Ch
Review №31

Unique small venue with one off vehicles not normally seen at other spots.

Jo
Review №32

Fantastic! It is somewhat small but very interesting and informative.

Da
Review №33

The only thing that could make this place better is more cars!! An obviously well cared for collection that I will be paying attention to see when they are going to be starting them up again!!

ji
Review №34

This is a nice little museum to visit while youre in the area. We went there with our young children and they really enjoyed it! If I remember correctly there are about 30 vehicles here. Admission is free but they do ask that visitors consider making a donation.

De
Review №35

The cars are beautiful, but dusty. I guess it comes with being antique

Ha
Review №36

Nice place to visit, beautiful old vehicles.

Ke
Review №37

The caretaker was extremely informative and respectful!

Al
Review №38

Very nice. Beautiful old cars and history of the region.

Za
Review №39

This place is absolutely incredible. I have a serious love for all cars. I took pictures with every car, especially the Model A and Model T and the old fire truck. Man, I wish they would let you go sit inside the fire truck! That would have made it even more incredible. Theres no admission fee, but of course donations are appreciated. Its a great place to visit, especially if you dont want to spend a whole lot of money.

Pe
Review №40

Wow. This was a great place to visit and see some classic antique cars. Trip who showed us around was friendly and informative and a pleasure to meet. A must to see if you love antique classic cars

Ph
Review №41

Lots of old antique cars are finely preserved and stored here. If you are into old early produced automobiles you will find this place to be very interesting and entertaining.

Av
Review №42

This collection is very well kept and there m are plenty of photo and view opportunities

Ch
Review №43

It is fairly small, but very nice. We made it part of a tour of the area. There are some nice shops and the hotel is awesome. Highly recommend the area.

Je
Review №44

Wasnt bad, just not many cars to seeSome history was shared with us as we entered but rest was on our own. I wouldnt recommend driving a ways out of the way to go just for this...nice to add it to the already planned stuff in the area

Te
Review №45

Great little museum.Not many cars but very nice for being run on donations only.I would suggest it for someone visiting the area.

Jo
Review №46

Really worthwhile. First time Ive seen an original Model T. And I had no idea how big these cars actually were.

Ji
Review №47

They have some truly unique cars here. It was worth the visit. I even learned a few things.

Be
Review №48

This was a neat car museum. The employee was very knowledgeable and willing to talk.

Wa
Review №49

Very good museum with excellent descriptions of the many cars.

Ma
Review №50

Pretty cool place.

Li
Review №51

Beautiful old cars, quite a few. So awesome you just want more.

Jo
Review №52

My tour of the Antique Car Museum at Grooewood by Tom Ander was FANTASTIC, A1. as Car Talk Host of Every Car Has a Story with JoepeP and DUSTY this was a great way to end my vacation... Tom a true car guy. A great place for the entire family. A history lesson on 4 wheels. Happy Motoring JoepeP!

We
Review №53

This a a small car museum tucked behind the Grove Park Inn. It is from a private collection and has a large number of vehicles on display. The collection is housed in an old textile mill.which can also be part of your tour if one chooses. The textiles produced here at the time were world famous.

Pa
Review №54

Very cool collection of historic American cars.

Ma
Review №55

They have some really interesting cars here.

Bo
Review №56

Beautiful cars. The guy out front was very friendly and informative. Definitely a place worth going.

CP
Review №57

Free museum but donations are welcome. Not an enormous museum, but pretty nice setting an some pretty cool cars.

St
Review №58

Friendly little museum. Not much exotica, but relaxed atmosphere.

Le
Review №59

Cute little museum

Ro
Review №60

Really nicely done and it’s free !

Me
Review №61

They have a great collection of beautiful cars and a wealth of knowledge regarding the history of each car and the person who created the collection. We really enjoyed the experience

Ni
Review №62

Nice little spot with classic cars and some beautiful artisan shops near

Ma
Review №63

Really cool cars and it was free

Ca
Review №64

Great cars

na
Review №65

What a collection. It is small but packed with history.

S
Review №66

It was neat to see the classic cars but there was no a/c in the building and it was sweltering. Also, many of the cars needed repairs. Might be nicer to see them at their peak. But people working there were very nice and informative

Ju
Review №67

Really enjoyed exploring! Fascinating history of the vehicles on display. I particularly enjoyed the stories posted about the cars as related to the celebrities of the time.

De
Review №68

Didnt t remember that Caddy made a car with suicide doors

Ti
Review №69

So much history and a beautiful collection

Ed
Review №70

A small collection, approximately 20 along with some vintage buggys and a fire truck. Nice mix of old cars with local history. No charge, donations accepted.

Le
Review №71

Well worth your time.

Ca
Review №72

If you want to see a great collection of vintage cars and feel like you are back in history this is the place, The drive getting to rh Museum and fantastic plus all the shoppes in the same area, It is a great place to wonder and look back at history and see how far we have come in a 100 years. I would allow an hour to see the place and then some time roaming the shoppes. It is all on one level, they do have a few benches to sit on.

Ry
Review №73

A great collection of classic cars

Je
Review №74

Enjoyed the History and old cars in this museum. Worthwhile seeing and there are wonderful shops and artist studios and the omni village inn that you can walk to in the same area.

Da
Review №75

Such amazing cars! I learned a lot

Be
Review №76

Awesome stuff inside! Check out the other exhibits too!

Sc
Review №77

Its small in footprint but huge in history.

Je
Review №78

Small museum but very interesting and they have a good variety of vehicles.

Me
Review №79

Nice little place to look at some great classic cars.

As
Review №80

Ran off of donations. The man there was super friendly and knowledgeable. We learned alot. The cars are beautiful time peaces.

Ed
Review №81

Very interesting.

Me
Review №82

Wander through numerous vintage vehicles and enjoy the relaxing atmosphere. Beautiful art and relaxing wooded areas filled with local World class artwork.

Da
Review №83

Very nice location, with a nice collection of antique cars

Gu
Review №84

Cool place.

Si
Review №85

At least its free.

al
Review №86

Great selection of old cars and friendly staff

Za
Review №87

Awesome older cars. Staff was very freindly!

Ch
Review №88

Small, but free (donation box). Cars arent roped off so one can get a good look.

Ad
Review №89

Nice place to observe historical vehicles.

Ch
Review №90

Amazing little collection of classic vehicles!

Ti
Review №91

Neat place!

Ka
Review №92

Great old cars and stories to go with them.

G
Review №93

Lots of cool old cars. Admission is free (donations accepted) so you cant beat the price.

Ki
Review №94

Really cool place

Ma
Review №95

Who doesnt like a car museum?

Ra
Review №96

Awesome to see cars that are in great shape but natural used condition

Jo
Review №97

Nice place and its free.

Pa
Review №98

Full of beautiful old cars!

LI
Review №99

Great place to see some cars

Do
Review №100

Very nice small collection

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  • Address:111 Grovewood Rd, Asheville, NC 28804, United States
  • Site:https://www.grovewood.com/antique-car-museum/
  • Phone:+1 828-253-2698
Categories
  • Museum
  • Historical landmark
  • Tourist attraction
Working hours
  • Monday:Closed
  • Tuesday:Closed
  • Wednesday:10am–5pm
  • Thursday:10am–5pm
  • Friday:10am–5pm
  • Saturday:Closed
  • Sunday:Closed
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
Amenities
  • Good for kids:Yes
  • Toilets:Yes
  • Restaurant:No
Crowd
  • Family friendly:Yes
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