From the Titanic area to mini golf, famous cars, dinosaurs, and a military museum. 3 generations had a blast. Great museum! It's an all-day activity that our 5-year-old enjoyed just as much as grandpa (65 years old). It's a large area, so bring good walking shoes. read more

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I have been going to Volo for years. My wife and I went today and was shocked that the admission is now $39.95 and that is just for the cars. No other exhibits. My last visit to Volo and last recommendation to others. read more

I visited the Volo Museum this past Thursday with a group from the North Shore Senior Center. I had no idea what to expect. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed the museum. There is so much more to see than just vintage automobiles. I loved the Titanic exhibit! I've been to the Titanic exhibit at Old Orchard and this was way better than that exhibit. I learned so much. There are so many different types of exhibits that there is something for visitors of all ages. I highly recommend this museum! read more

Much better than anticipated. There was so much to see and something for all ranges. A little scattered and hard to figure out where you are at since points, but otherwise, a nice family outing. read more

Best museum I have ever been too! I so recommend it! They have a beautiful museum this should not be missed! read more

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Very cool place. If you want to see Kit, Lightening McQueen, Herbie, the Batmobile, Pee Wee Herman's bike, the General Lee, various snowmobiles, vintage boats, tractors, and antique animatronics from Showbiz Pizza, THIS is your place. I found it to be very fun and interesting and so did everyone else in my party. It was nostalgic and interesting. I can't believe all of the vehicles they have here, some of which I had long forgotten. We didn't make it to Jurassic World and I believe the Titanic exhibit was closed for some sort of renovations. But we still have tokens left, so we'll have to go back! Whatever you do, do not put your five year old in the electric shock chair. He was very upset and it did not feel good. I didn't see any sort of disclaimer, but it is not child-friendly. Everything else at this museum pretty much appeals to a wide variety of audiences. I really loved it. And my best pro-tip is to go on a Monday. It was not crowded and we were able to see everything with great ease. read more

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I think this is a nice place to visit one time. We came on a cooler day and it was still too hot and uncomfortable. I cannot get over how terrible it smells in all the museums... like an old musty and dusty basement. I understand the garages with the cars smelling like gasoline, oil, and car wax... but the rest of the place could sure use some air fresheners... or Scentsy warmers... It was nice to visit but definitely wont be back. So sad because I was really having high hopes for this place. Glad to see the Chuck-E-Cheese "The Beagles" and Show Biz Pizza Rockafire Explosion those were worth coming to see but wouldn't pay $24 to come here just for that. read more

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What a fun and unique experience right in our backyard of the burbs. When you walk in you wouldn't even know what to expect and as you walk through the museum it gets better with more history and more fun cars and exhibits to look at. From modern movies to historical sites, there's a little of everything. Heck you can even see Herbie there, or get on to a WWII car. I took my dad who isn't one for museums, and he had nothing but great things to say. He enjoyed looking at all of the war artifacts and even mentioned some that he saw growing up and shared some of his experience. Needless to say, this museum is great for all ages, boys and girls. So many great photo opps too! Can't wait to come back again soon! read more

Really great museum with a massive antique mall attached. If you love cars and American history, this is definitely a place for you. There are 5 buildings full of cars and, as a bonus, they have exhibits of old snowmobiles, motorcycles, tractors, train cars, and even RVs. I have to preface it and say their navigation is so well thought out unlike many other outdoor museums. You can't get lost here - the arrows are literally painted on the ground, everywhere. As you go through the museum, you can see old canestoga wagons, traveler's cabins, and... even jukeboxes. But the most impressive and memorable part is all the classic cars restored to perfection and their cinematic car collection. Batman, Back to the Future, Mad Max, Miami Vice, Knight Rider, Terminator 3, Fast and Furious, Gone in 60 seconds, Ghostbusters, Star Wars, James Bond, Ford vs Ferrari cars... I don't think I've seen so many movie cars even in LA at the Petersen Automotive Museum! A cherry on top is celebrity car collection like Britney Spears's Mercedes CLK, Princess Diana's Rolls Royce, or Elvis Presley's Cadillac. Pretty impressive! If you're an adult, you probably don't need Jurassic park pass, but get your Titanic add on. Really interesting stories and exhibit. Lastly, there's a big antique mall in the end. Like 3 buildings worth of stuff from the last century. From household items, to clothes, to gaming consoles. I think I spent 2 hours wondering around the mall out of 4.5 hours total at the museum. All in all, a fantastic museum and worth a visit and drive 1 hr north of Chicago. Highly recommend! read more

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So many things to see and learn about. My family really enjoyed being here and seeing it. Thank you.

Always fun to see the old cars from when I was a kid as well as seeing some of the movie cars.

A really nice and extensive collection of cool cars including but not limited to the Mystery Machine, several Batmobiles, TMNT, Ghostbusters, etc. The torture museum part was a little underwhelming, but the little jail with the "I touched the cars at the Volo Museum" sign was a nice touch. But I was definitely not underwhelmed with the animatronic dinosaurs. Felt like a joyful kid again around them. RAWR read more

Fantastic place. If you have a special interest in cars, movies, cars in movies, then you're gonna love it here. Music exhibition with all those music machines are extremely loud though. Had to plug my ears read more

If you are in the area, this is an attraction worth visiting at least once. Large variety to see here. Definitely a lot of cars, but also tons of vintage things to see. A whole display of vintage Disney items, and even an old, Disney Molderama machine that actually works. The real highlight of our visit was all the vintage rides. Our toddler had a blast riding those. Each ride actually lasts a while too, gives your kids a good value for the token. Everyone we interacted with was very kind and friendly which is the most important thing. Our toddler had a nice time! read more

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I visited Volo Auto Museum for the first time Saturday and WOW was I impressed. Volo Auto Museum is a pretty massive museum that has a ton of cars that were used in famous movies and TV Shows and a ton of other older throwback memorabilia from various points in American history. It's so awesome that a place like this exists to preserve these items - you will certainly recognize a ton of cars if you like movies. There is also a showroom of nice, expensive cars for sale as well (but not the movie cars). They also have an actual carousel and a dinosaur area for kids with mini golf, and a titanic exhibit. Right outside of the museum is an old antique shop as well which is massive. You can realistically spend about 2-3 hours here to see mostly everything in full. It's definitely worth a visit and is a lot of fun - highly recommended. read more

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The Volo Museum exceeded my expectations. There are five (5) showrooms of just vintage, specialty and historic cars and other vehicles. This is truly the place to visit for those that adore the quality and design of old vehicles of every spectrum. The Volo Museum is a treasure trove of fond memories, sparking our minds to recall for example The Good Humor man or a childhood Faris wheel or a family car long part of our distance past. The Titanic exhibit was well done as was the War Museum. Outstanding! Going to the Volo Museum in the off season or January as we did have many definite advantages. Kids are in school and it is practically empty of the mobs of people that could be there at peak times. There was very little interruptions of people getting in the way of taking fabulous pictures and being able to view every exhibit calmly, unobstructed and at your own pace. There is a lot to be said about freedom of movement without a crowd. Yes, you couldn't do much outside because it was closed for the cold season but most of the fantastic exhibits are on the inside. I would suggest arriving at 10am because you'll need most of the whole day to see everything and you'll want to see it all. We saw everything except the Jurassic Park display, but we were told it was pretty much for kids. We had no kids with us, plenty of adult things to do here. We ate in the car along the way as there isn't very many good dining options in the off season at the museum. The Volo Museum is super clean and well maintained. I highly recommend the Volo Museum! read more

My 7 year old grandson loved looking at all the cars, particularly those from famous movies. However, we found the cost expensive, particularly when you have to pay additional for the Jurassic Garden and Titanic exhibits. Those sections were not that big to ask for more money. Also, it was disappointing that a playground had a fence around that required tickets for the Jurassic Garden just to go in and go down a slide. read more

All went well great place beautiful cars scenery everything cars history good court all 5 stars

Was a fun time with kids but they were not in to auto so that part went fast lol. We would have taken longer. The kids did like all theatre and Dino's and neat things to see the playground was a hit also lol. read more

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If I could give this place 0 stars I would. They are clearly all about the money and it very much shows. Everything was so cheaply made and the prices were extremely high and unrealistic for what you get. I paid extra for the torture room and it was a tiny little room with barely anything in it and everything was like plastic? Also don't even get me started on the military room!! You couldn't even BREATHE from the fumes from the paint, and I know it wasn't just me and my boyfriend being dramatic because the lady leaving behind us said she experienced the same issue! I feel like this place was made for very little kids, nothing for adults. They advertised that they had the "original Batman mobile" and it was definitely a replica, actually all of their cars are. All they are looking for is a quick buck and it shows. *EDIT* If you don't believe me that these people are just out for money, look at their responses and how rude they are to the one star reviews that they received. They cannot take any sort of criticism. read more

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I've lived in the Chicago area for 40 years and never had the inclination to attend the Volo Car Museum. I'm just not a car person! However, today was a beautiful day out and I wanted to go for one specific purpose: to see the car that Johnny Depp drove in the film "The Fugitive". The museum and all of its offerings blew me away. It is not just buildings filled with fancy cars. There are high quality museum exhibits depicting everything from films to exhibits honoring the military from WWI through the U.S.'s current involvement in Eastern Europe. The museum's grounds are very clean. Parking is free. Admission fees are reasonable. This is a place for all ages. read more

Volo Museum - Cars of every color. Please don't touch. - Museums Near Me - Volo, Illinois

The museum is great they have so much stuff like cars, trains, and even planes. the museum had the Batmobile and that car from Star Wars. Me and my friends all had a great time read more

Volo Museum - Me in a Indy car - Museums Near Me - Volo, Illinois

We went to car museum and it was the best ever where I'd love to go back again soon. The view of all the beautiful dated cars are an amazing site to see. The cars from the 60's and 70's took me back to my era. Last year we visited the antique stores there and it was a site to see . If anyone is interested, it's the best place to visit. Prices to get in wasn't expensive at all. I'm looking forward to going back soon. read more

Not really a museum, more like a resto-mod showroom. All the cars were restored some rotisserie restorations, others frame up restorations, and all for sale. A lot of the models I haven't seen since high school. Mostly Mopars as well as some original TV/Movie cars. The place had some other interesting collections, tractors, jukeboxes, and other period pieces. read more

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It's a showroom. It's a museum. It's both! Yes, many if not most of the vehicles on display here have prices on them. Whether you're looking for a 1957 Chevy Bel Air or a 1968 Pontiac Parisienne, they have clearly displayed prices. That's pretty awesome. And there are quite a lot of other vehicles that aren't for sale. The hearse that was used in the Terminator movie. One of the Back to the Future Deloreans. The racecar from Ford vs Ferrari. The Flintstonemobile (that you can actually sit in and get a picture!). A General Lee signed by the Dukes of Hazard cast. A Batmobile signed by Adam West. Yes, this is legit stuff. It's almost overwhelming. I will tell you, you need to get here early. Expect to spend at least three hours peacefully walking through the galleries. It's one of the largest car museums (see https://www.yelp.com/collection/0cY-NQxr4PY3Wntj3uA-xw) I have visited and I had a grand time. [Review 20640 overall - 187 in Illinois - 1621 of 2023.] read more

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There is literally something for everyone here and we only did the main museum- which is several buildings and showrooms. You'll see vehicles used in movies and shows. Vehicles made for parades. Used vehicles in the showrooms that are actually for sale. You'll see many collections that aren't really related to cars but are definitely related to nostalgia. Definitely recommend if you or a loved one loves cars but also if you're just looking for something different to do read more

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Heard a lot about this museum, so we had to come here. It sounded better than it was is a nice way of putting it. The Volo Museum is what this town is known for, better or worse. Best part is maybe not having to take a long time to look around. This certainly isn't worth the money though. Crap ton of old cars are the main exhibits. It has tons of these from ordinary to those in movies. There's some of these even worth looking at and paying the high admission price. Most of these look like old junk. There's lots of overpriced classic old ones. Who appraises these? A lot of them are actually just replicas. They pass these off as classics though. Had a "1957 Bel Air." The fine print said it was recently built from scratch. Has famous customers who have no problem shelling out for overpriced cars. There's a few highlights along the many vehicles. A few pretty familiar ones to people who watch movies. Yes they have the Griswolds' station wagon from National Lampoon's Vacation. Beyond that, it's pretty boring. Too high of a price. It's about $25 for adults. Then add more to see the Jurassic Gardens, and even more to see the Titanic exhibit. Basic exhibit with a few artifacts. This is like a single room, and it's just way to get money. Got to visit it at least once and see what they have. It's basically like a used car garage and lot. There's a few other events like going around on a train or whatever. read more

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I took my 8 yr old nephew here since he is a car freak! Oh it was so cool I even got into it! They had tons of movie cars (my personal favorites) my nephew loved all the interactive displays and that day they even had a reptile show free for all quests of the museum. I loved how they had so much for the littles to do. Seriously something for everyone. It was so much fun my husband and I booked the paranormal trolly ride for the end of the month! read more

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The DH had been asking about/whining/begging to go to the Volo since he first learned about it. I finally had the chance to make his desire a reality. We're about an hour and a half away, so this was a nice little day trip. It's hard to believe how big this place is until you start walking around. 5 warehouses of classic cars and movie cars, a Titanic exhibit hall, Crime and Punishment museum, antique trains, RVs, snowmobiles, and bikes each have their own smaller warehouses. And while we didn't visit it ourselves, there's also a dinosaur park called Jurassic Gardens. In addition to the paid exhibits, there is also a huge antiques mall which covers an additional 4 buildings. We spent a solid 4 hours wandering around and reading descriptions and watching video clips. DH is already talking about going back with his brother and nephew. He also has a group of friends wanting to go. read more

The breadthe of things here is breathy! Lots of stuff! Too much, so much so I found an old airplane machine pop a quarter I rode as a kid at Chucky Cheese/Showbiz Pizza that still worked and the kids were jumping in it flying around! F ING AMAZING! Carousel, cool pipe organs, train cars, there's just SO MUCH to discover here it's neverending like a story. Go here and have fun, and they have a lil bake shop that's okay but presentation is off the chain! Cool cars of course it's their real thing as famous Youtubers about cars the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Speed Racer custom cars were the coolest, but I'd like to buy the Munsters carriage and Dragula to ride around in in style. read more

Interesting place. Wonderful for kids, as long as you can keep them from touching all the amazing items there are to look at. We visited the the "museum" only, not Jurassic park, so I can not speak to it or the "package" of doing both. Volo Museum 1 Day Pass Adult - $22.95 Children 5 to 12 - $12.95 Seniors 65 and older - $20.95 Military - $20.95 4 & Under - Free For me, I was a bit overwhelmed with the amount of "stuff" in just the museum. I had anticipated only cars, which we did see both "sales" (see other review) and display items, but there are all sorts of other things to look at and read about. Sadly the path is not chronically by any stretch of the imagination. Meaning you go through cars, antique jukeboxes, boat motors, steam engines, covered wagons in no particular order. Very odd sequencing but worth the cost of admission and time. read more

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We love cars so we loved the Volo Museum. Huge variety of fun rides from those in movies to classic muscle cars for sale. That being said, we will never return because of the neighbouring Village of Lakemoor's lucrative red light cameras. Beware if you drive to Volo. We never saw a sign, but the cameras are at Rte 120 & US 12 monitoring NB, WB, & EB--all on the way to and from the museum. This ruined our one and only trip to Volo. Word to the wise. read more

Enjoyed all there is to see! Sooooo much to see and do!!! Really enjoyed my time there. 4 hours and didn't see half of it! read more

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Over priced. Not sure if there was more to the museum but not much to see besides cars you can't touch. And a kids park.

First things first- It's a big Auto showroom. Everything has a price on it. There are sales offices galore. Some of the "specimens" are of questionable provenance. It's a bunch of small buildings very crowded with cars. If you're not into cars, there ain't much for you to look at. There's a big snack shop/souvenir stand you go through on the way in, and on the way out. Of course. As far as the assortment, it's a bit puzzling. There are a bunch of really cool cars/vehicles that's for sure; and there are a bunch of "why is THIS thing in a museum?" I'd recommend to go on an "off" day, 'cos I'd hate to see this place when it is crowded. Is it worth it? Sure, if you're into cars. You'll see some things you ain't seen in a long time. You'll also have to endure some stuff you probably won't give the slightest interest to. I'm glad I went, but I'll not be in a hurry to return. read more

Loved all the displays:), took way 2 many photos, will be back:), Everyone will love this place

Volo museum is beyond amazing. 5 buildings full of cars! It is a bit confusing getting out of here if you just purchase the car tickets. BUT it's fun. I need to come back, you really need the full day to see everything. The pizza joint is yummy btw! Anyways highly recommend this place. Loved everything!! Especially if you're a car enthusiast. read more

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I was going through my comments that I made regarding Volo classic car sales. I just happen to watch the video again. I know there was an argument between me and the sales manager regarding, the front driver side tire. When I received the car, there was a huge side wall failure, a visible bulge. The sales manager told me, " Those tires were fine, we replaced the front driver side tire. It must have been from the transport company tiedowns." Like I said above, I just watched the promo video made by Volo on this car I bought. In the video, you can see visibly, the bulge on the front tire side wall..!! I guess I'm still angry about everything, and when you revisit the thing that you are angry about, and find that you were right about everything you were angry about. It just rekindled the whole thing. read more

Volo Museum - Notice no strap marks on sidewall where a visible failure occurred. - Museums Near Me - Volo, Illinois

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4 stars. Has more for younger kids. Easy to find, a little bit of a maze to find the entrance but once inside it's easy to follow: a lot of old cars and cool movie vehicles. read more

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As a long time car/truck wannabe collector and automotive junkie, I love car museums. I've seen the car collections in Deer Lodge, MT, Tacoma, WA, and Murdo, SD, but hands down the Volo Car Museum is definitely the best of the ones I have seen. Allow yourself plenty of time because there is a LOT to see! read more