Michigan’s Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation has been voted one of the coolest museums in the world for families by the New York Times. Ranked number one in the list of worldwide museums, it was recognised for being “chock-full of inventions, machines and pieces of Americana to explore, including a 1952 Wienermobile.”
The museum was also highlighted for some of its other attractions including the driving exhibit with 130 cars and 20 interactive exhibits and a section on freedom and justice that covers everything from revolution to suffrage to civil rights.
Some of the other most popular artefacts, exhibits and experiences include the Rosa Parks Bus. Inside this bus on 1 December 1955, Rosa Parks, a soft-spoken African-American seamstress, refused to give up her seat to a white man, breaking existing segregation laws. Today you can step inside the bus yourself and take a seat as you immerse yourself in the courage of Rosa Parks.
Driving America is an opportunity to look at America’s favourite mode of transportation in a different way. Stand back in awe and explore some of the earliest automobiles to take to America’s roads, and then immerse yourself in the interactive exhibits to dive deep into the digital collections.
Build a Model T just like Henry Ford. Pick up a wrench and try to build a quality product in 2018.
It also houses the presidential limousine of John F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln‘s chair from Ford’s Theatre, and the Wright Brothers‘ bicycle shop.
Founded in 1829 by the automobile industrialist Henry Ford and based on his efforts to preserve items of historical interest and portray the Industrial Revolution, it is now one of the largest indoor and outdoor history museum complexes in the USA. The complex also includes Greenfield Village, the outdoor living history museum section and it is a National Historic Landmark located in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan, United States.
For more information, visit the Henry Ford Museum’s website.
