Fall Festival is Sunday, October 8th! 11-3

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The Collection on Palmetto

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  • Automobiles
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  • Train
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    • Visit
    • Automobiles
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    • Field Trips
    • Happenings
    • About Us
    • Private Events

727-953-8356

The Collection on Palmetto

The Collection on PalmettoThe Collection on PalmettoThe Collection on Palmetto
  • Visit
  • Automobiles
  • Engines
  • Train
  • Field Trips
  • Happenings
  • About Us
  • Private Events

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Museum of antique automobiles and engines. Beauty and innovation realized.

Museum of antique automobiles and engines. Beauty and innovation realized. Museum of antique automobiles and engines. Beauty and innovation realized. Museum of antique automobiles and engines. Beauty and innovation realized.

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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!

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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.

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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!

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Open Tuesdays-Fridays from 10-3. Docent tours each day 11:00 and 1:00. Trains on Tuesday!

Beginning June 1st, you can borrow a museum pass from your local library!

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.

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The Collection on Palmetto

2116 Palmetto Street Clearwater FL 33765

laura@collectiononpalmetto.com

Hours

Mon

Closed

Tue

10:00 am – 03:00 pm

Wed

10:00 am – 03:00 pm

Thu

10:00 am – 03:00 pm

Fri

10:00 am – 03:00 pm

Sat

Closed

Sun

Closed

Join us on the second Saturday of each month for Second Saturdays, from 10-4. 

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.

Admission Prices

Museum Tour

Audio tour of automobile museum and engine exhibits; Docent-led tour daily at 1:00

Adult Admission

12

Child Admission

10

Children under 6 receive complimentary admission. Please see group admission section for field trip pricing (regardless of age).

Senior Admission

10

Veterans

10

Group Rates per person (discounts do not apply for groups)

Museum Tour and Train Ride

School Field Trips

10

Docent-led tour, engine tour, train ride, picnic tables, activity. Activities with take-home projects cost an additional $5.

Senior Centers

10

Docent-led tour, engine tour, train ride


Car Clubs and Interest Groups

Car Clubs

10

Docent-led tour, engine tour, train ride

Photography Groups

10

Unique opportunities for your group including cars, flora and fauna

Other Groups

10

All groups are welcome!

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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. 

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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. 

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Exhibits

Automobiles and Stationary Engines

Brass Era Automobiles

Travel through time to a place where automobiles saw their beginnings, a place where steam, gas and electric cars volleyed for standing in the great American race toward power and independence.

Steam and Gas Engines

They powered our country in factories and fields, across a land where burgeoning industry sought affirmation in pistons and flywheels and valves; machines eager to work in unison toward a better tomorrow.


Orange Belt Railway

Experience our very own 1/8th scale railway, only at The Collection on Palmetto. 

Curated Grounds and Picnic Area

Enjoy five acres of beautifully landscaped grounds, a turtle-filled lake and picnic tables. Diverse bird and vegetation species abound. 


Field Trips

Your STEM and Social Studies Destination

STEM and STEAM

Explore programs that meet STEM Standards. Future innovators realize their visions in a state of the art learning lab with hands-on activities and space to create.

Social Studies

Ride the rails of the Orange Belt Railway and make a car on an assembly line. Fieldtrips meet Florida Social Studies standards, as well as kids' standards for fun.

CONTACT US

Email

laura@collectiononpalmetto.com

The Collection on Palmetto

2116 Palmetto Street, Clearwater, FL 33765

Phone: (727) 953-8356

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