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National Corvette Museum

4.4 (246 reviews)
Open 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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08.29.25
May A.

100+ historic Corvettes [Bowling Green KY] Had no idea there was a Corvette Museum in Kentucky but we ended up spending a couple of hours in this museum. We didn't qualify for the Senior rate tickets (62+) but they gave it to us anyway... we must look it LoL! Thank you? The museum was filled with Corvette aficionados enjoying America's Sports Car from every angle. Corvette owners have special parking and marked "Corvettes Only." The exhibits explored the history and culture of the Corvette from its very beginning. There are over 70 Corvettes on display with interactive activities you can participate in. The Corvette is the longest-running model car in the nation's history! The facility is a huge 115,000-square-foot and no other automotive museum in the world is dedicated to a single-model car. We completed the self-guided tour in about 1.5 hours. If you're hungry there is an eatery on-site. Bowling Green Kentucky is the Home of Corvette! Very cool museum! Review #3919

David P.

We are new to the Corvette experience. So We thought on our way to Alabama we would divert to the museum. The history, displays and our tour guide were great! Makes me wish we could afford a C8 and have it delivered at the museum and have that experience. The Corvette simulators were a blast! Even if you're a little interested in Corvette's it a fun day.

One of the first made Flint Michigan made models, 300.
Arthur R.

We had an amazing first time experience! We tried to do everything in one day! Two days would be well worth the time. The guided tours gave lots of information, too much to remember it all at once. History from 1953 till now, a crash course in Corvette history!

Connor S.

Overall great experience. I went with my family. All the corvettes were awesome and great to see. Great tour guide (forgot his name) but all the guides were awesome. I am from Alabama and this trip to KY was awesome. I think everyone should go to this museum. Also great simulator driving experience and the gift shop was cool.

Love the older corvettes
Joanna M.

There is a big parking lot so don't worry about parking. When you first walk in, there are plenty of corvettes to look at and photograph. You can add on a driving simulation to our museum admission ticket, my husband tried it and found it different from driving a regular car and made him a little dizzy. The museum itself has some cool exhibits, some cars from pop culture that have been in movies or tv shows and lots of cool history for any enthusiasts. You can be sure and pickup some Corvette tshirts, sweatshirts and lots of other items before you head out. There is also a cafe if you need a snack or get hungry.

Vee R.

We visited the Corvette Museum on a Saturday afternoon, and I was pleasantly surprised and very grateful to learn that they offer free admission for Veterans and Active Duty service members. We had such a great time walking around, exploring, and learning about these stunning, one-of-a-kind vehicles. Highly recommend visiting!

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Terry E.

The redo of the museum is fantastic. Wonderful diaramas and some hands on for kids. The rotunda has exciting movie clips with Corvettes in action. Lots of cars from the Corvette Race program on display. Gift shop updated and filled with so many great apparel items and model cars and collectibles.

Corvette
Harry B.

We had a great visit lots of beautiful cars good information. It took about two hours to walk through it well done.

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John H.

Going here was a personal pilgrimage for me. My dad worked for Chevrolet 30+ years. As the crow flies, I grew up within a two-mile radius of the Van Slyke complex where, in its 1953 incarnation, the first 300 Corvettes were handmade. For nearly a quarter-century I've lived in the St. Louis area, where Corvettes were assembled 1954-81. So the National Corvette Museum was a trip down memory lane. This review turns out to be more a post for my scrapbook than a true review. Thanks, NCM, for a great Father's Day visit with my kids and grandkids.

Lisa S.

Beautiful sleek works of art. My favorite car by far. For $25, you can visit the museum at your own pace. They had cars from many different years. It was fun to learn about the evolution of design. There was an interactive part which you could pay extra to do a race simulation in a corvette but we didn't try that as the line was quite long. I really wish they would have had an opportunity to sit in a car and get your photo up next to one. Every car was roped off with signs to not touch. Maybe I'll have to buy one to sit in it someday.

Nash W.

Beautiful museum with a boatload of very cool corvettes and their histories. From racing to concept to everyday vets.... It's all here. Well worth the small entrance fee!!

Grace D.

Who doesn't want to look at shiny high performance speed machines? There were beautiful cars all over the place! The exhibits were themed, flowed nicely, and were graphically stunning. Definitely worth the money. I did the self guided and wandered through pretty quickly, but I could see someone who really loves the brand spending hours here.

Matthew U.

Thanks to the Frazier History Museum in Louisville I not only knew of this place, but it was my deciding factor of making a stop here. I mean, we all kind of knew of this place from that news story years ago about the sinkhole opening up and swallowing up some notable Corvettes, but it was kind of like tucked away in the back of our minds. When I visited I was informed that Bowling Green fought hard to have this located here and they definitely nailed it by doing so. When you drive up t the museum you are greeted, in your face, by Corvette. Everything is Corvette, building, parking lot, walking paths, and of course, the inside. Upon entry, you go to the admission area, purchase your ticket, and then make your way to a photo op area, they are trying to get you to purchase a photo at the end. When you do make it through the area you are then off to the races. As you enter you see the beginnings of the Corvette and how it has become a part of pop culture everywhere. As you progress through the museum you see how the car has gone through many redesigns but still remained a favorite of car enthusiasts. One of my favorite things in here was how you were walking through eras not just an exhibit. It made you feel like you were walking a streetscape through Americana. Each era of design is represented here. One of my favorite things to see here was the Corvette that was bricked up in a supermarket. It now resides in this museum in a mock up of how it looked in the supermarket. Then you make your way to the atrium area. Excuse me, the Skydome, where the infamous sinkhole opened up. In here are housed some of the rarest of Corvettes and what is now a window that looks down into the sinkhole. It is pretty neat to have a look down to see this. There is an exhibit that accompanies this that shows the depth of the hole and where the vehicles had landed when the fell through. There is also an area (closed off when I visited but viewable through windows) of some of the vehicles that fell. There is so much to see here that it is hard to remember everything. But the things that stick out is the vehicles used in racing, the gallery where there are portraits of the vehicle, and seeing the design models. Tours are available at an extra fee and they give you more information on what you are seeing. And of course at the end of the museum you empty out into the gift shop. Things can get pricy in here, but I'm sure if you own a Corvette that is not a factor to you. Me, I just wanted a magnet.

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Is there a Corvette Manta Ray (Mako Shark 2) on display in this museum?

Yes there is but they rotate displays regularly.

How long does it take to go through the museum?

Two hours if you closely read/watch everything. Like 45-60 minutes for most guests.

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Riverview At Hobson Grove - One of the bedrooms

Riverview At Hobson Grove

4.5(2 reviews)
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Located in Bowling Green, my partner, his family and I visited at the Hobson House which was a…read morehidden gem. The Hobson's were a divided household with some supporting the Union and others supporting the Confederacy. The household and family survived the times and divisions of the Civil War. Emma was an amazing guide, so knowledgeable and friendly. The tour lasted about an hour and 15 minutes and we journeyed through the downstairs rooms, second floor sleeping area's, the "Cupola" / Roof area, as well as heading all the way down to the basement to see the area where the kitchen was. The house is beautiful, full of all the original furniture and inspired from the Victorian era. The grounds are well kept and beautiful. If you are in the area, well worth a visit!

Saturday, April 12, 2014 Tony and I visited Hobson House aka Riverview at Hobson Grove. It sits in…read morethe middle of a golf course and disc course in this large park. There was a wedding there when we visited so we could not go inside so we strolled around outside and took some lovely photos of the old home. I found some history about the home. If you are in the area, I highly recommend you visit the grounds and the home if you can get in. Riverview at Hobson Grove was built as the home of Atwood Gaines Hobson and his wife Juliet "Julia" van Meter Hobson on a small promontory and was named because of its proximity to the Barren River. Construction on the house started in the 1850s, but was halted due to the outbreak of the Civil War. Because Atwood Hobson was a staunch Union supporter and his eldest son, William, had been made a Colonel in the Union Army, the family was concerned about this property. The commanding officer of the Confederate troops, Simon Bolivar Buckner, who had fought with Atwood's brother, Edward, in the Mexican-American War, agreed to spare the partially built house. His troops built a temporary roof over the basement to use as a munitions magazine during the winter of 1861-1862, when Bowling Green was the Confederate capital of Kentucky. Riverview was finally completed in 1872. Riverview is a classic example of Italianate architecture with arched windows, deep eaves with ornamental brackets, and a cupola. The two parlors have painted ceilings. Atwood and Juliet Hobson incorporated some unusually unique ideas for their era into this home. A copper-lined wooden collection tank in the attic, which was connected to the outside guttering, provided running water for the water closet on the second floor. Another innovation beneath the cupola is a hole in the ceiling, sometimes called an oculus, and is part of the ventilation system of the house. When the eight windows in the observatory are open and the windows and doors are open on the floors below, a vacuum is created, pulling the hot air up and out of the house, keeping the air continuously circulating. It works much as an attic fan would work in a home today. The Hobson family and their descendants lived in the house until 1952. After a string of various successive tenants and being damaged by fire, the structure was abandoned and condemned in 1965. The city of Bowling Green purchased the property with the intent of demolishing the house and building a golf course. The house was saved when a non-profit organization, the Hobson House Association, was formed the next year, restoring the dwelling in Victorian style.[2] The proposed golf course was built nearby and can be viewed from the hill upon which Riverview sits.

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