America's Transportation Experience

Hershey, PA · 1 hour 17 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person

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America's Transportation Experience

Plan the day

Drive1 hour 17 minutes from Reading, 53 miles1 hour 42 minutes from Boyertown · 1 hour 1 minute from Hamburg · 1 hour 9 minutes from Morgantown
Where161 Museum Drive, Hershey, PAOpen in maps →
OpenOpen daily year round, 9 AM to 5 PM; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's DayDaily 9 AM to 5 PM
AdmissionAdults $18, seniors 61+ $15, children 4 to 12 $10, ages 3 and under free; online tickets are valid any day except during a special event (posted October 2026)
Plan onAllow 1.5 to 2 hours minimum, per the museum
Good forlittle kids, big kids, teens, adults, older adults

America's Transportation Experience is the AACA Museum's transportation museum in Hershey, PA: 71,000 square feet of cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles, including the Cammack Tucker Collection.

The centerpiece is the Cammack Tucker Collection, which the museum calls the world's most extensive collection of Tucker automobiles and memorabilia, with Tucker '48s on the floor. The Museum of Bus Transportation collection, pedal cars, an interactive assembly line and rotating exhibits fill the rest, and the museum suggests 1.5 to 2 hours minimum. It is open daily, 9 to 5, year round.

Before you go

Onsite parking with accessible spaces. The whole museum is wheelchair accessible, with two manual wheelchairs first come, first served. Only a vending area for snacks, no cafe. Service animals only. Weather closings follow the Lower Dauphin School District.

Coming up

Autos & Ales craft beer night is November 6, 6 to 10 PM. Fall and winter exhibits open November 14: Pony Cars Rebellion 1964 to 1975, a Triumph Showroom, and the Trees and Trains Holiday Express, which runs through January 9.

Official site →Tickets →

Checked October 8, 2026 on the official site. Hours, prices and seasons change, so confirm there before a long drive.

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