This is such a great collection of early cars. Walking down the aisles looking at the innovation, craftsmanship and creativity makes you wonder what happened to our automobiles today. They have recently started charging $5 entry fee to help offset costs; a perfectly reasonable fee. read more

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One of the greatest car collections in the world and the tour is bucket list item I have been lucky enough to do for my 3rd time now. The music room is a nice bonus I like to surprise friends with. Afterwards we stayed local for an amazing meal at La Bella Pizza Trattoria. A great day in San Fernando valley that one friend said was one of his greatest experiences. read more

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As will be apparent when you read other reviews here along with this one and view all the photographs, this is a beautiful niche interest museum. We had out of town guests who had this place on their list as it is one of a kind. First of all, it is enormous, spotlessly clean and perfectly lit to show off a jaw-dropping collection of vintage cars. I am not a collector or even a fan but I appreciate elegant style and beauty. Also, the attention to detail. While contemporary vehicles boast amazing electronic capabilities, the craftsmanship and love that went into the conveyances here showcase the mentality of an earlier time when quality and longevity were prized above price and novelty. There is not much for me to add. One tiny annoyance this weekend was a strange and very audible buzzing sound from a failing light fixture. That can be remedied easily and I hope the Nethercutt staff will take care of it. Otherwise, an exceptional way to spend some time on a quiet weekend. read more

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The collection at this museum is pretty impressive! My visit to the Nethercutt Museum exceeded my expectations. The place was immaculate and the staff were all very pleasant. It cost $5 for entry and it was worth it. We just happened to get there about a 1/2 hour before the Steam Locomotive Train tour and it was a sight to see. The Gentleman who ran the tour was very knowledgeable. You can even Ring the bell... pull hard! Enjoy! #jsho read more

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Adventure awaits on four wheels. Let's delve into this auto museum review. The Nethercutt Museum is an automobile museum with an extensive collection of over 250 beautifully restored American and European luxury automobiles housed in a 40,000 sq ft space. It's a self-guided tour museum. Furthermore, they have rare mechanical music instruments and car artifacts. The majority of cars are from the late 1890, 1900s to 1980's beautifully arranged with detailed descriptions. Similarly, this museum owns a rare Canadian-Pacific Royal Train No. 2839 located outside the museum. The admission price is $5 bucks. Visitors must abide to museum protocols such as only bottled water is allowed, no backpacks and vehicles cannot be touched. They have free parking lot, restrooms and a gift shop. Museum staff docents are affable and knowledgable. Visitors can easily spend two hours in this auto museum. Overall, I really enjoyed my visit and I recommend you visit if you're into classic cars. read more

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Such a fun experience, you can be in and out of there in well under an hour if you're looking for a quick family activity and are in the area. They have a wonderful collection of cars and the train is pretty awesome. Great for just $5 and kids 12 and under are free. read more

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Located on a quiet street in a rather industrial area of Sylmar is a car museum with a train permanently stationed at the rear of the building. Be sure to check tour hours for the train, as it's 12:00 on Saturdays and varies on others. As for the vehicles, all were pristine and representative of our California love affair with the automobile. Amazingly, these vehicles survived two world wars, riots and earthquakes in southern California. I seemed to gravitate towards the Corvette and Porsche, which are so pristine up close, with silver color de jour. If you love classics, this may be a place for you! read more

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Best kept secret in all of Sylmar. The Nethercutt Museum houses two buildings with over 250 cars. (Expensive and rare cars at that!) If you're coming, go all out, and reserve your tickets for the 2 hour tour. Not only will you learn interesting facts from the knowledgeable docent but you'll also get to see their private collection of figurines, music boxes and even a free concert at the end. Definitely a must see. read more

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Today was my first ever visit and I've been in the L.A. area since 1991! I'm so glad I finally made it and was not disappointed. My son loves old cars and so do I, we love seeing the history of American and European motor engineering excellence. Most of the collection focuses on early 1900s, 20s, 30s, with a few more modern era cars from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. If you love cars, I highly recommend this museum. read more

It was such a cool experience. The business is clean and organized well. The parking is great and the location was easy to find. Lots of cool cats and I really enjoyed all the fun facts posted alongside each car. We didn't get to see the trains because it was raining but I'm looking forward to visiting again to check them out. read more

I took the kids here one afternoon in the summer. We all really enjoyed it. The cars are super fun to look at and we all had fun talking about what it would be like to drive in them and to see how they have changed over time. Definitely a great outing if you have a short amount of time. I think we spent about 40 minutes looking at all the cars. read more

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This is an awesome museum. There are two museums, both across the street from each other. You'll need a reservation (which you can make on their website) for the main museum (the bigger building). The smaller building has lots of older cars with lots of good information about them, which is self-guided. You can probably see the whole museum in about an hour or two. The bigger building is more of a mechanical museum. The first floor has a lot of cool, older cars. The upper floors has many musical instruments. The tour on the bigger building is about three hours. read more

Hidden gem but worth the visit, even if you aren't a big car person. Everything is kept in such immaculate condition with so much information it's hard not to be in awe and appreciate it. read more

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Museum in Sylmar , yes you read that correct. I just took my grand bebe and he loved it so much . It's also "free" we did not make it to train tour , but we still admired all the other beauties. We thank you for having this place available and open to the Public read more

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Absolutely gorgeous car collection!! Music boxes were amazing! Loved the music box tour! Organs! the history of the museum and the family was really an added bonus. read more

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Great collection - so many early vehicles in one place. A hidden gem that needs to be seen - friendly staff and feel on a rainy day. Go see it! read more

We read on tripadvisor.com that there is a $10 pp tour that covers that highlights of the 250+ car collection. So we took the tour on a Thursday at 10 AM and it was excellent. We learned so much about cars, the first gas engine cars, and music boxes from the early 1900s that were part of the Nethercutt collection. We ran out of time to check out the trains and many cars, but we will be back. Since the entire museum and the parking is free, one can come back time and again. read more

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The most beautiful cars, limousines, race cars, music boxes, pianos, and automated "piano-orchestras - -huge!! Huge collection of hood ornaments! My favorite: The Mighty Wurlitzer-103 years old!! Amazing sound effects REAL sound effects horns, rain, birds, earthquakes, horse, many drums, train whistles (and much more) are played from the keyboard!!! NASA & JPL worked to automate! There is a train song- it feels like a train is in the room. Bosendorger piano: The largest longest, most amazing and can be played Remotely! It's a magnificent collection from the family that gave us - Merle Norman cosmetics. It is especially great because each item is lovingly cared for and restored by the staff and experts have worked with designers and researchers to restore the cars accurately. You can get close to each exhibit! Many docents! Definitely worth waiting to get a reservation. read more

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If you are ever in Sylmar, why? But if you are, behold the 9th wonder of the world and most popular museum seemingly unknown to everyone in Los Angeles, the perfume zillionaires, The Nethercutt Museum. The Nethercutt's collected cars, electrical instruments, 1919 Motion picture projector and the second oldest Mighty Wurlitzer organ and mandated that the museum be free to the public. They show silent classic movies with the live Mighty Wurlitzer organ playing and it's quite entertaining. Now there is a mandate I am sure everyone can agree with. read more

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This museum is a little hidden gem in my own neighborhood! I spent over 2 hours just in the main museum!! They have all 6 Phantom Rolls Royces!! They have a beautiful collection of vehicles that everyone should see!! I highly recommend this museum!! read more

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This is a wonderful museum that has a great collection of older cars (mostly pre-1950s). You will see lots of rare cars both foreign and domestic. The best part is that the museum if free. read more

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I am an old car buff and this was Paradise to me. The museum is meticulously designed and built. I have been here twice now and I don't think I will ever tire of visiting. When you can enjoy!! It is FREE! read more

Honestly one of the best auto museums I've ever been to and one of the best collections I've ever seen. I would say my favorite auto museums in SoCal are The Petersen in LA, Mullin in Oxnard, and this museum up in the valley. There are so many beautiful cars to see from the Rolls-Royce row to Model A and TS, to the Tool Time Van (growing up in the 90s this show was huge for me and most millennials) so it was great to see that. Also they even have a restored Pullman custom coach and steam engine out back you can go inside. Everyone was very polite and informative and I had such a good experience (and not to mention it's free) that I plan to pay to see the Nethercutt Collection across the street in a few weeks. Parking is on site and easy and right in front of the entrance. It's a good time to visit too since they have some nice Christmas displays up. I would recommend to anyone, especially if you have any interest in engineering or autos. read more

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Beautiful music on the upper floor the cars the walls everything is so pretty and taken. Care of . I love unique older cars classic cars and figurines so nice read more

If you love cars, especially antique cars, you are gonna love this place! Great spot to spend the afternoon. They also have beautiful pianos and variety of unique organs, along with other antique pieces. There's even an antique train to tour. Best of all, it's completely free! If you can be part of a group presentation, also free, it is highly recommended because you will see, hear and learn very interesting details and pieces. There are two sides of the museum, separated by a street, be sure to walk around both parts for the complete experience. read more

A hidden gem located in the San Fernando Valley, in Sylmar, California. Can you believe a tour or visit here is free??? Inside you will find a beautiful collection of vintage, classic, postwar, and antique American and European vehicles. The Nethercutt's have done such a beautiful job in preserving these gorgeous and special vehicles. The museum has other antiques which will totally impress you such as music boxes, Nickelodeons etc. The tour guide was such a nice and cheerful man that made our experience at the Nerthercutt Museum truly special. Please allow a couple hours to visit. read more

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Came to the Nethercutt Museum and enjoyed seeing the showroom of some really cool vintage cars. It was a self-guided tour and completely free. They have guided tours also, but it is by appointment and there's a cost. Definitely want to return to experience their tour of their other showroom(s). read more

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Must go! My husband and I went 4 times to take friends there. It is a really hidden gem. Now, you pay $10 per person. But, it is worth. You will see one of the best collection in firsts cars in the U.S. Also, the best music in box collection I have seen. Need reservations in the site. Which instrument is totally American? They will ask you! Study! read more

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Excellent tour, and very interesting and informative happy to have met Mr. Nethercutt he was a special person

Gorgeous cars. Informative and interesting guides and well organized. I was very impressed having no idea this museum was even here.

It is a must see place. I have been to some of the greatest Ollie museums in the world. I make regular visits to the Peterson Museum in Los Angeles and a friend of mine recommended I go to the nether cat and I am just blown away. Just a beautiful museum read more

This museum is amazing and free! This priceless collection of classic cars, music boxes, clocks, victrolas, self contained orchestras, and so much more is incredible. All cars and instruments are in working condition. Many of the music machines play themselves without electricity. The music room's pièce de résistance is a 101 year old silent movie organ that's built into the room as if it were a theatre. They actually show silent films here with it as accompaniment. If you've never been here, sign up for a tour; that's the only way you can see the music part of the collection and some of the best cars. The curator is the tour guide; he is very knowledgeable, personable, and funny. They also hold concerts in the music room. They also have a beautiful passenger train and they do train tours so find out when it will be open if you want to go inside the train. read more

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I have never seen so many classic cars housed at one location. Lots of information to read on each vehicle, including its history and price when new. I wish a new car was $2000 these days. So interesting! The people here are so friendly. One explained how the vintage cash register worked and let me use it! Another told us the history of the Neyhercutt family and how the museum was basically funded by Merle Norman cosmetics. History can be so fun. Definitely come, we visited after going to Thousand Oaks for baby goat yoga. Admission is free. Check hours, it's open now from thurs through Sat I think. Free and plenty of parking and there were even classic cars In the parking lot for viewing. There is a train side to the museum but tours are twice a day, we didn't stay for that but will next time. Love this place. We usually just go to the car museum in Balboa San Diego, which isn't free, it's nice that this one is. There's vintage instruments throughout also. We saw an automatic violin/piano! read more

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They have an exhaustive collection of cars that are mostly from the 1910's to the 1950's. If you are debating on whether it's worth a visit, GO! It's great to see all of the old vehicles, the train, and if you are able to reserve a tour you will get an even fuller experience with your guide. Also: It's free! (To walk in to the car museum) I had a ton of fun and it really felt like a blast from the past. read more

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On a dreary Saturday afternoon, I wandered into Nethercutt Museum. Car museums are not really my thing, but I wanted to check this Museum out. I made sure to make a reservation for a tour beforehand. All I did was email and I got available times and confirmed. It was easy and efficient. They do seem to be booked out a few weeks in advance so I would suggest making sure that you email earlier than we you actually want to go. I believe that there are 2 tours on Saturday and I opted for the later one that started at 1:30. I got to the museum around 1 and talked to the lady in the front, who told me where to go for the tour (building across). But, while I was waiting, I could view the cars in building I was in. I asked about cost of the museum and tour and was surprised to learn it was free! (I should have done more research. LOL). So, I wandered around until it was check-in time and then wandered over to the next building for the tour. The group that was going on the tour was fairly large. First, I checked in with the man out front and he told me I could explore until it was time for the tour. There was another room of very cool cars. Once the tour started, we went upstairs and the tour began. Our tour guide, who I believe is also the curator for the museum, was very knowledgeable. The tour was set so that he provided information (about 5-10 minutes) of the room that we were in and then we could tour it ourselves. There was 3 floors to the tour museum. Each of the floor was super cool and rich in history. The other thing that was super cool was on the first floor was a collection of cars and there was no ropes around them, so you can get super close to the cars. Also, the guide will also open the car door for a few of the cars so you can look inside and smell the leather. The tour itself is about 2 hours. Make sure to use the restroom as there is no restroom until the last leg of the tours. There is tons of cool photos to take and best of all, it's free! I would definitely come back here. There is also a train that you can look at during specific times, but I missed it, so I would definitely come back here for that. read more

One of my favorite Southern California destinations!! So many gorgeously restored works of automotive and musical woks of art--the vast majority are free for the viewing. I noticed a tour of the Nethercutt Collection across the street from the museum was $10/person, but definitely worth it!! A must see!!! read more

Nice display of antique autos & pipe organ that fills the whole room. If u live in Sylmar u should go! Cost is very reasonable.

This museum is a fantastic collection of classic vehicles, artifacts, hard to describe musical instruments, works of fine art, and a large steam locomotive with unique private car. All of this in of all places, Sylmar, California. I have taken the guided tour several times, and whenever I'm anywhere near Sylmar I make sure I stop by. Oh, and then there are the organ concerts which I sincerely hope resume as soon as possible. Thank you J. B. Nethercutt, co-founder of Merle Norman Cosmetics. I understand that the entire collection is endowed, so it will last in perpetuity. No so for the collection of Bill Harrah or Otis Chandler. read more

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Love this place. Even though, I don't know much about cars. This place is a great place for a great date day idea grab coffee and check out some cool rides. Grabs your attention. read more

The museum has some spectacular cars and exhibits. I felt the museum was very static, basically just line up of very expensive and minutely restored. Most of the exhibit has "Brass" era cars that really are old and non relatable. I prefer the Zimmerman Museum in El Segundo. Great display just not my cup of tea. read more