Walk Around Photo Feature:
The Museum Of Automobiles at Petit Jean Mnt. Arkansas.
This is one of the very First Museum I can ever remember seeing. Our School organized a Field trip to it when I was about 11 years old. The Museum was located about 80 miles from our school and to me at that time was a major adventure. I remember that Mama even game me a dollar for spending money. (yeah you can laugh today but in 1979 or so that was a lot of money to me. I remember all the cars, not the specifics of the cars, just a lot of old cars. And then there was the gift shop. I had several choices that I don't really remember, but I finally purchased a metal Pencil Sharpener Shaped like a Model A Ford. It was a prized possession that I kept into adulthood. It eventually became lost most likely during a move. Anyway, Visiting this museum again after about 44 years, I purchased the exact same Pencil Sharpener, and now it has pride of place in a display cabinet. Ok enough about me here is the museum information.
Located just off of Arkansas 124, tucked amongst the pines, the Museum is a half-acre of indoor antique displays housed in a unique architectural marvel.
Opened in 1964 by the then future Governor Winthrop Rockefeller, the museum still houses several of his personal automobiles along with cars owned or driven by other notable people such as Elvis Presley and President John F. Kennedy. It displays vehicles from as early as 1904 and as late as 1981, with 48 in between, in addition to motorcycles and pedal cars. Also on display is an antique gun collection and coin machines including a functioning player piano. With such a variety, there is something for everyone!
