Gilmore Museum

Sometimes the best "treasures" are found off the beaten path.  That is truly the case with the Gilmore Car Museum.   Looking at the map, getting from here to there, I could not find a direct route.  Mostly back roads.  It would be a great trip by bike or car.

Gilmore Car Museum from air.  

The route from our house was very rural.  A couple of small towns,  corn and wheat, soybeans being picked by massive combines, lakes, rivers and very little traffic on some curvy sections that were fun to drive.  After about an hour and a half through some beautiful scenery, we were there.  An old farm transformed into an impressive museum consisting of new buildings and century-old barns.

We had wanted to go for a couple of years after hearing great things from friends.  Plus, being the day the Smithsonian calls "Museum Day Live" we had free admission.  We could have gone to any one of hundreds of participating museums across the country.  It is a great deal, and I look forward to it next year.