Lane Motor Museum

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Lane Motor Museum is an auto museum in Nashville, Tennessee. It holds more than 500 cars and over 60 motorcycles, with about 150 vehicles on display at any given time. The nonprofit museum opened in October 2002, starting from Jeff Lane’s collection of 70–80 vehicles in a former bakery building.

The collection features European cars, along with American and Asian models, all known for unusual designs. You’ll find propeller-driven vehicles, microcars, three-wheeled cars, amphibious vehicles, alternative-fuel cars, military vehicles, race cars, one-off and prototype vehicles, and 23 Tatras. The museum also includes car art and memorabilia.

On weekends, tours are offered of the basement storage area, called the Vault. Since 2010, the museum has hosted an annual fundraiser where donors can drive a museum car on a nearby country road. The museum plans to expand into the adjacent parking garage by the end of 2025. Public transit access is via WeGo Route 15. In 2024, about 60,000 people visited. Leadership includes Director Jeff Lane and Curator Derek E. Moore. Website: lanemotormuseum.org.