This will be my first trip to the USA, and I'm interested if you could recommend me museums, junkyards or any place to visit related to our trucks or vintage american iron in general.

We will drive from Washington down to Florida Keys. We have two weeks, so we have enough time to take detours.

 

America's Car Museum in Tacoma, Washington just south of Seattle would be a good place to start. https://www.americascarmuseum.org/

 

Sorry if I wasn't clear, it's Washington D.C.

 

In northern Pennsylvania is a car museum with lots of 50's, 60's and 70's cars in pristine condition. It is open only on Saturdays. It is however about 4 hours north of DC.

Their website is: Eagles Mere Auto Museum
Check out their gallery, a lot of pics of their cars.

It is in Eagles Mere, PA, a beautiful resort town in the mountains.

 

As you are passing through North Carolina you should stop at Dennis Carpenters place. You can drool over all the cool stuff he sells. Not sure if it's your thing but the NASCAR Hall of Fame is in Charlotte. Fat Man is also real close to there. They always have cool projects going on. You can tour a lot of the race shops too. Hendricks is close to the speedway and is cool. You could easily spend a day in and around Charlotte on car related stuff.

 

Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida. Has two building, one has race related items and the other building has lots of restored antique cars. Well worth the visit.

 

Udvar -Hazy Air & space museum located in Chantilly , Va. is mind blowing . It is a must see.

 

[QUOTE]a museum called "wheels thru time" in western NC in the Maggie Valley west of Ashville is full of motorcycles from early rare to modern bikes. Interesting to see but check hours as not always open.
In key west you have to go to the Hogs Breath Saloon. Hogs breath is better than no breath at all. Duvall st is a site to see. Have fun

 

Thanks for the tips gentlemen!
I'll let you know about my trip.

 

Mel Fisher's Treasure Museum (melfisher.com/sebastian) on A1A, just south of Sebastian Inlet, is cool. Grab a gold bar from the sunken 1715 Spanish treasure fleet- The Atocha and her sister ships. Afterward stop at Waldo's (waldosvero.com), also on A1A just a bit south in Vero Beach, for a nice, oceanside meal on the deck. My favs are the grouper or mahi sandwiches and the fish dip appetizer. A crowded beach in that area will consist of 15 - 20 people per mile, during the week you'd be hard pressed to find more than 2-3 people per mile.

If you're in Ft. Lauderdale around dinnertime, Cap's Place (capsplace.com) is an actual 1920's speakeasy and bootlegger's hideout. You'll take a short drive through a neighborhood to reach their dock where a launch (think African Queen) will take you on a short trip to the island the restaurant is on. Good food and a great diversion. Once you're in the Keys rumrunners are the drink of choice.

 

Ft. Lauderdale Packard & Antique Car Museum - 1527 SW 1st. Street - 954-770-7300.

Be aware that some people drive like idiots in this country whether it's night or day, clear or raining.

 

Try to take the Skyline Drive/Blue Ridge Parkway for at least part of the journey south. Don't have a picture of the truck there, yet, but this will give you an idea:

 

51 Fred we just got back from Seattle we had good weather except for half a day. We went to the car museum that you talk about. I would go back to the area anytime we spent a lot of time just touring the area. You live in a nice place but like always it is nice to get back home for awhile.

 

Glad you enjoyed it. The weather is usually great from July through September and kind of makes up for the grey weather through the winter. (But we don't let that secret out!) I am originally from St. Louis but have been here since 91. I have a hard time with the humidity any more.

 

Skyline Drive begins in Front Royal VA (south of Dulles Airport) becomes the Blue Ridge Parkway which ends in Cherokee NC .. Maximum speed limit: 45 MPH

I've driven most of these two roads north and south bound while on vacation, I live in CA

Biltmore, the largest home in the US is located in Asheville NC which the Blue Ridge Parkway passes by on the west.

The Newport News VA Maritime Museum is a must visit.