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    Savoy Automobile Museum

    4.5 (50 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Emil C.

    Nice museum for car lovers and even if you don't like cars, I am pretty sure you will still like. Friendly and very organized staff. And the best is they change the cars every month, you will have a reason to visit. Recommend 100%

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    Alexis B.

    From entry to exit, I was wowed over and over. The staff was extremely friendly and welcoming. The cars were kept in immaculate condition, with many of the paint jobs looking like glass or giving a pristine mirror reflection. I went during another event but it's super budget friendly and such a cool place to visit with the kids or even for a simple date. I'm a true car lover and I was in awe. The entire museum was extremely clean and well kept and it was detinitely more than I expected overall.

    Savoy rules available online that makes no mention of baby bottles with breast milk which are considered a necessity.

    First visit today with my wife and children. We were really enjoying ourselves until a rude red shirt employee made a loud comment from across the room about my baby and his breast milk baby bottle. He attempted to educate me in front of everyone at the museum rather than coming up to me to let me know the rule was no outside food or drinks "even though it's a stupid rule" as he put it. Well your rules on your website DO NOT state no breast milk for babies as that is generally excluded from all rules unless specifically addressed in the museum rules...which it is NOT. Due to the way we were addressed, we decided to leave immediately and will not be coming back. Maybe take the time to educate staff on rule enforcement and guest interaction. Your gentlemen at the ticket counter were amazing. This guy was a complete jerk and doesn't deserve to be in a museum setting. Telling me that I can purchase food and drink from the cafe was laughable as I would assume that breast milk is NOT on the menu. Do better. Be better. Attached photo is from YOUR website and doesn't NOT specify baby formula or breast milk.

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    Stuart S.

    What went from a drive through the countryside became a visit to the car museum. The beautifully manicured lawn and the stark windswept sculpture mimicking the Pontiac hood ornament is a great place to go for a laid back easygoing visit. Many of the well know brands are prevalent along with an interesting hall for a special guest of interest. Beautiful well maintained treasures of the times gone past. There's about 50-60 cars there. So it's not cumulative. Just go an enjoy it. Great AC if you are worried about being warm, the rest rooms are spiffy, if you are hungry they have food. I highly recommend this

    Savoy Automobile Museum, Cartersville
    Bruce K.

    One of the more impressive car museums I've been to https://yelp.com/collection/0cY-NQxr4PY3Wntj3uA-xw/. It's not a massive collection like the Porsche museum in Stuttgart or the Henry Ford in Dearborn but it is definitely large, well organized and varied. Unexpected to find something this great in rural Georgia. The exhibits rotate and I was fortunate to catch the "75 years of Porsche" which had a wonderful and approachable collection. I particularly appreciated that the windows on the bright yellow 1976 911S were rolled down. I was able to stick my head inside and inhale - it smelled just like the 1980 911 that my Dad used to own. Happy memories. Lots of other really impressive vehicles on display. It was fun listening to the owner of the 1949 Jaguar XK210 Roadster talk about how he acquired it and how he takes care of it. Free wifi and a neat gift shop. You can expect to spend at least two or three hours here looking at these amazing works of art. It's going to be tough deciding which pictures to include with the review as I took nearly 100! [Review 20057 overall - 655 in Georgia - 1032 of 2023.]

    What can I say, I matched a car!
    Meredith R.

    I'm not a car person. I actually held a pretty good job with a car manufacturer in California, umpteen years ago ... but car exhibits really don't interest me. HOWEVER ... I enjoyed my visit to the Savoy. The building is spacious and modern. Even the bathrooms are cool. Descriptions accompanying each vehicle are quite interesting. And you'll see things -- like Hank Williams Jr.'s truck -- that might pique your interest. The art (more my speed) is gorgeous. Admission is $15 per person. Would be nice if they had a senior discount.... Exhibits change periodically, and if this is your kind of place, you can get an annual pass. The grounds are beautiful, and parking is free. A good activity for a hot day. Air conditioning is strong!

    Shane O.

    This is a great museum to visit. I wont repeat all the details/praise in the other reviews, only to say the docents and volunteers were so friendly and had great stories and explanations to share - they really made the visit come alive. Beautiful grounds, setting and designed building. The exhibits are wonderful showing the passage of technology, design and entertainment - a real treat. We took our 7 year old grandson and he had so much fun - he can read and loves cars. There is a "no touch" policy. The exhibits apparently change frequently so it does lend itself to repeat visits. The highlight on our trip was the Indy race cars exhibits.

    Sue F.

    To be honest, my fun meter was pegged after the first two of four galleries but my husband could have spent four more hours looking at and reading about the classic cars displayed in the Savoy Automobile Museum. Classic cars are the stars of this museum. Four galleries full of pristine, shiny hunks of metal, each accompanied by it's story, provenance and statistics. One gallery showcases cars owned by the museum including an Edsel, a DeLorean and a Studebaker among many, many others. Special exhibitions occur monthly, currently featuring the history of the Porsche and a gallery of cars associated with Georgia Tech. In addition to the cars themselves, there is automobile memorabilia and artwork featuring, you guessed it, cars. Two items that really caught my eye were a piece of the finish line from the Atlanta Motor Speedway and a depiction of a "Woody" made of Rubik Cube squares. Don't laugh, even the tile work in the restrooms is worth seeing. Do not miss the rusty hunk of metal in the parking lot - I won't tell you it's significance - just don't miss it. My husband has a classic Mercedes that's been in pieces in our garage for years - I call it the "shelving unit" because it has stuff piled all over it. I hope seeing these motorized beauties gives him the impetus to start working on it - maybe you'll even see it displayed at the Savoy someday!

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    Mike E.

    A very nice car museum with rotating special exhibits. Cars are spaced apart far enough to get a good view and take your time studying them.

    Henry M.

    Do I recommend? OH HECK YAZZ! The cars on display are constantly changing so they keep you coming back for more. The museum is named after the car (a Savoy) found on the land "which is now a permanent fixture outside" Inside you will find (as you enter) a very nice lunch area to your left (make sure you in there and look up) you will see a huge like 30 foot model a type wheel in the ceiling. To the right of the entrance you will see some artifacts from their other museums and Straightahead it's a gift shop. One of the features this time around was directional big foot Monster truck as well as and all electric Bigfoot "very cool" Inside there are separate rooms with different displays. I honestly could not tell you which was my favorite car as they all were straight up eye candy to me. The paint in some of the older vehicles are just amazing and the body lines reminded me why some cars are like a beautiful classy woman and others are like the party girl "both are fantastic in their own special way" One of the highlights "and there were many mind you" were the commissioned artwork, they actually had something that looked just like a painting but it was made from real Rubiks cubes! My favorite however was a picture a lady looking out of her truck it was lifelike. If you are into cars and want to experience a fantastic car exhibit come here, trust me you will not be disappointed.

    Vera W.

    Last Sunday of 2023 day with my baby boy. Mini road trip to see some old school cars and trucks. It was cool to see vintage vehicles up-close.

    Bill D.

    This museum has some amazing automobiles. They showcase different years and model types; they're currently showcasing small/tiny imports, muscle cars and old race cars. The staff are all friendly and knowledgeable, and there's a cafe that serves decent food. Some weekends they have open hood so you can see the engines. Highly recommend the annual pass.

    steve e.

    What a GREAT auto museum, we are so lucky to have something like this just North of Atlanta, very easy drive up to Cartersville GA. They have a very nice selection of cars from different decades and they have been rotating different exhibits in and out approximately every 3 months or so. They have had exhibits of Art Deco cars, an awesome exhibit of Pirelli tire shod cars, and another of vintage race cars from the Indy series. They just brought in a fantastic exhibit of American muscle cars that brought back many memories of the 60's and 70's. Definitely worth a visit, tickets are inexpensive and they offer an annual pass that has some additional benefits. Plenty of private parking available and there is a nice cafe inside for snacks, drinks and hot meals.

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    Very interesting and well done museum containing a wide variety of our transportation history... don't miss it!

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    Ok, not worth what it cost for 12 cars and a few tractors. Need more muscle cars. If you like studebaker cars this is the place for you.

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    Great place to see all kinds of automotive examples. Took my grandson to see the Monster Truck exhibit. We had a blast!!

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    I have not been in the museum to see everything here. But went in and ate there a little restaurant it is very delicious.

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    We love this museum The cars are amazing. Lots of good stuff to learn. It is a gem.

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