Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, Pennsylvania, United States
4.5 (313 reviews) Saturday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent Ranking #2 in Philadelphia Speciality Museums
Amazing Experience for History, Design, and Racing Lovers
Located in Philadelphia, PA, the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum is one of the world's greatest collections of racing sports cars. Through our theme, "The Spirit of Competition", we celebrate the history and evolution of these magnificent machines. Assembled over 50 years by renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Frederick Simeone, the Museum contains over 65 historically significant cars including Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Bugatti, Mercedes, Jaguar, Bentley, Porsche, Aston Martin, Corvette, Ford and more. We are open Tuesday through Sunday for General Admission and there is always something new and exciting happening here. We offer many different types of events including our world famous Demo Days, Special Events, Special Exhibits and more. The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum is a 501(c)3 nonprofit institution.
Address
6825 Norwitch Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19153-3412
Mobile
Website
http://www.simeonemuseum.org/
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Saturday, May 11, 2024, 14:47
User Ratings
4.5 based on (313 reviews)
Reviews
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5Sam A 5:00 PM May 15, 2022
Breathtaking Collection
This museum is actually one of the main reasons for me wanting to visit Philly, and it was definitely my favorite part of the trip. I've known about it for many years as it houses my favorite car of all time, only five of which were ever made, but I was actually shocked at the vast number of extremely rare and historically significant race cars the collection is comprised of. I only really knew two of the cars displayed here ahead of time from other sources, I didn't even check their website beforehand as I figured I'd keep the rest a surprise, and I certainly was not disappointed. These are cars you'll likely only ever see once in your lifetime, that's how rare many of them are. The setup here is great, each car has its own plaque with a bit of history about it as well as some specs and other interesting facts. I feel so fortunate to have been given the opportunity to actually see these rare cars in person with my own two eyes. I'd like to take this time to thank Dr. Simeone for creating this foundation to publicly display these legendary, historic cars from his own personal collection for all to see, rather than keeping them hidden away as most collectors do.
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5Harriet M 5:00 PM Feb 11, 2020
The Thrill of Racing.
In order to explore the 70 plus sport and racing car museum thoroughly, it may help to have a mechanic, mechanical engineer and/or race car enthusiast with you. Then the visit is truly interesting. Along the rows of cars, explanation and data placards are in front of each car and are printed large enough to read easily. Plus, there were videos scattered throughout the museum on various cars. A not to be missed video is about Enzo Ferrari currently shown in the museum’s annex. It makes the film “Ford vs Ferrari” more understandable. The videos are changed periodically. Among many other excellence awards, the British car magazine “Octane” has voted this museum’s racing car collection #1 in the world in 2011 and 2017. It’s enjoyable to see and inspect these vehicles up close but how do they run and sound? Demonstration days are usually held twice a month on Saturdays at noon such as the June 27, 2020 event “The Simeone cars that raced at La Mans”. As Fred Simeone, the museum owner, once said “it is not just the mechanics of the machine…but what it has experienced.” Tours? Unfortunately, there are only group tours available but there are knowledgeable attendants on the floor that will answer any of your burning questions. Free parking is provided on the adjoining lot.
