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Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum

Birmingham, United States

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Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum

Collection of motorcycles from 1884 to the present, with Lotus and other race cars, shown on five floors in Leeds, Alabama. The building overlooks a working race track, and a bridge leads out over it.

Highlights

  • Motorcycle collection
  • Lotus race cars
  • Bridge over the race track

Good to know

  • Large parking lot on site
  • No food or drink in galleries

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