Lane Motor Museum

With no plans for the day and it being too cold outside for Grayson, we decided to try out a new attraction in Nashville.  The Lane Motor Museum had free admission today in exchange for a toy for Toys for Tots.  So we used some toys from my birthday stash and got in free.

I'd never even heard of the museum but Brian came across it this morning when looking for something to do.  According to their website, the Lane Motor Museum features 150 unique cars and motorcycles and is home to the largest European collection in the U.S.  The vehicles date from the 1920s all the way up to modern day and feature a varied collection of microcars, amphibious vehicles, military vehicles, alternative fuel vehicles, prototypes, one-of-a-kind vehicles and motorcycles.

I was a little worried about the kids' level of interest but they did awesome.  There were a ton of unusual cars which we could talk about that kept the boys' attention.

Carter really wanted his picture taken in front of this ...

 Carter didn't like that he had to be the girl ...

Carter begged Brian and I to stand in this one and he took our picture.

We toured the main part of the museum for over an hour.  A couple of times a year (including today) they also open up the basement for tours.  There are more cars down there and we spent another 45 minutes doing that.  Rylan did fall asleep for a few minutes when Brian carried him for a bit.  And Grayson stayed asleep the entire time.

I'm not much into car museums but this one was a little better than most because of all the unique cars.  Plus it was free today and a great way to spend a few hours on a cold day!