Third Annual Fall Festival
Save the Date! Fall Festival is Sunday, October 8th!
Food trucks, music, activities and games, antique automobiles and engines and train rides- FREE family fun! Food trucks offer food for purchase.
Right Around the Corner
Second Saturdays, September 9th
Second Saturdays, September 9th
Second Saturdays, September 9th
Join us for family fun the second Saturday of each month. See the first modern car, steam and electric cars from 100 years ago, and two examples of Corliss Engines, important steam engines of the industrial revolution. All aboard: Enjoy a train ride with museum admission. Saturday, September 9th.
2023/2024 Field Trips
Second Saturdays, September 9th
Second Saturdays, September 9th
Teachers, reserve your spot in advance for the 2023/2024 academic year!
Knights of Columbus 6th Annual Car Show
Knights of Columbus 6th Annual Car Show
Knights of Columbus 6th Annual Car Show
We will be a sponsor at the Knights of Columbus 6th Annual Charity Car Show. November 4th, 10-2:30.
2023 Lake Mirror Classic Car Show
Knights of Columbus 6th Annual Car Show
Knights of Columbus 6th Annual Car Show
We will exhibit a car at the 2023 Lake Mirror Classic in Lakeland. Join us if you are in the area!
Have you seen our Gift Stop?
Books for young and old
Books for young and old
Books for young and old
We have a selection of titles related to automobiles and other topics.
Apparel
Books for young and old
Books for young and old
Car t-shirts? Check. Collection on Palmetto hats? Check. Pashmina scarf, custom-embroidered with our logo? Check.
Old-fashioned toys
Books for young and old
Old-fashioned toys
Dominoes, tops, gliders, racecar kits, flutes you can make yourself. Simpler toys from a simpler time.
We're so much more than just pretty cars.
Saunter down the unpaved streets of yesteryear at The Collection on Palmetto. See the Benz Patent Motorwagen, the first modern car. Find out how the assembly line changed our country. Listen to the sound of steam. Sit behind the wheel of a 1917 Dodge. Discover why electric cars were all the rage...in the early 1900s.
THE COLLECTION ON PALMETTO
Our Collection
Observe the beauty and power of early twentieth century automotive design and engineering. From the fist modern car, the 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen, to the 1952 Allard J2X, the British car with an American engine, we've got unique cars here. But vintage automobiles are just the beginning. Experience live steam and discover how our country steered bravely toward industry on the wheels of innovation.
Our Programs
Teachers, drive into a world of hands-on excitement with one of our education programs. Your students can build an electric circuit, race a solar-powered car, participate in an assembly line or ride on a 1/8th scale steam train. Programs meet Florida Standards in Science and Social Studies.
Our Mission
It is the mission of The Collection on Palmetto Foundation to increase understanding about the amazing progress made in engineering in factory and field power, along with automotive transportation, which occurred during the early 20th century.