More Than a Century Ago

Location: Wright Gallery  |  All-new 3D Virtual Experience
In 1903 the Wright brothers succeeded in making the first controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight in what by today's standards looks nothing like an airplane.

Women Who Dare 

Location: Main Display
From daring escapades to global progress, these women pushed the limits of wings and wheels, beginning at the dawn of motorized transportation.

Faster: The Quest for Speed

Location: State of Maine Wing
Explore how competition speeds progress in transportation, technology and society.

The Great War 

Location: East Wing
This exhibition will transport visitors on a dynamic journey to understand the mechanization of warfare from 1914-1918.

Fads & Failures: Vehicles "Lost" to Progress

Location: State of Maine Wing
From curious contraptions to motorized machines, this exhibition will utilize these popular, yet often misunderstood pieces to activate imaginations and generate opinions.

Pedaling to Progress: Bicycles from 1800s-1920s

Location: Wright Gallery  |  All-new 3D Virtual Experience
Cycling culture has always been grounded in social change, from helping the masses shift away from animal power, to creating new independence for women and middle-class families.

Road to Vacationland

Location: Wright Gallery  |  All-new 3D Virtual Experience
Explore more than 200 years of popular and practical travel that shaped the state’s tourism industry and inspired the moniker of vacationland.

Melbourne Brindle: The Artist's Passion for the Automobile 

Location: Virtual Tour Only | All-new 3D Virtual Experience
Immerse your senses in a stunning collection of original paintings by Ewart Melbourne Brindle that documented his unparalleled passion for Rolls-Royce automobiles.

Iconic Engines

Location: Energy Room
Investigate the tales of transportation's earliest engines that powered the Industrial Revolution and set the future in motion!