THE NEWEST PINELLAS DESTINATION FOR HISTORY. FOR TECH. FOR AUTOMOBILES.
Right Around the Corner
Second Saturdays, February 11
Speaker Series Launch: Author Joshua Ginsberg
Second Saturdays, February 11
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. January 11, 10-4.
2023 Field trips
Speaker Series Launch: Author Joshua Ginsberg
Second Saturdays, February 11
Teachers, wrap up a productive year with some fun outside the classroom! Two-hour field trips include a museum tour, engine demonstration, hands-on lesson and a special train activity. Bring your bagged lunches for a picnic by Turtle Lake after the field trip.
Speaker Series Launch: Author Joshua Ginsberg
Speaker Series Launch: Author Joshua Ginsberg
Speaker Series Launch: Author Joshua Ginsberg
Joshua Ginsberg, author of Oldest Tampa Bay and Secret Tampa Bay, will join us on Saturday, February 25th at 6:30.
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.