{"id":497275,"date":"2018-01-17T11:53:23","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T19:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=54647"},"modified":"2024-12-02T20:48:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T20:48:12","slug":"10-best-honor-newport-car-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/10-best-honor-newport-car-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Best Honor for Newport Car Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rhode Island\u2019s Newport Car Museum has been named one of America\u2019s 10 Best New Attractions by <em>USA Today<\/em>. The museum, which opened last June, was the only nominee from New England on an original list of 20 attractions selected by a panel of travel experts. It also was the only automobile museum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re so happy that we could create a museum of this quality in the area,\u201d said Newport Car Museum Founder Gunther Buerman. \u201cIt\u2019s designed to appeal to both men and women and multiple generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnlike other car museums,\u201d he added, \u201cthere are no velvet ropes around the cars; they are on platforms and you can get up close and personal with them. You also can relax on some iconic Mid-Century modern furniture and race any car on pretty much any race course in the world on one of our driving simulators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NCM artistically showcases a private collection of some 60 automobiles in a 115,000-square foot building formerly used for manufacturing missiles. In each its five galleries \u2014 Ford\/Shelby, Corvette (above, photo courtesy of NCM), Fin Car, World Car and Mopar \u2014 a video relates the history of the models on display.<\/p>\n<p>Newport Car Museum <a href=\"https:\/\/newportcarmuseum.org\/get-tickets\/\">tickets<\/a> can be bought at the door or by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newportcarmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.newportcarmuseum.org<\/a> where more information and directions are available.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rhode Island\u2019s Newport Car Museum has been named one of America\u2019s 10 Best New Attractions by USA Today. The museum, which opened last June, was the only nominee from New England on an original list of 20 attractions selected by a panel of travel experts. 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