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LeMay-America's Car Museum

Learn about innovative technology and experiment with various power sources including solar and wind energy, hydrogen fuel cells, and biofuels. Meet local scientists and engineers, complete daily STEM activities in age-based teams, and ultimately hypothesize which fuels are best for the future of sustainable energy.

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Program details
Time All Day
Activity Academic
Cost FREE
Scholarships available
Grade 3—10
Dates Jul 27—Jul 31
Days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Location LeMay-America's Car Museum
2702 East D Street Tacoma, WA
Tacoma, WA 98421

LeMay-America's Car Museum

<p> <strong><span style="color: rgb(104, 103, 103); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">LeMay – America’s Car Museum (ACM) spotlights America’s love affair with the automobile.  Featuring a nine-acre campus – with a four-story museum as the centerpiece – ACM, situated atop Tacoma, Wash., 30 minutes south of Seattle and in the shadow of Mt. Rainier, is one of the world’s largest auto museums and attractions when it opened in June 2012.</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(104, 103, 103); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;" /> <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(104, 103, 103); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;" /> <span style="color: rgb(104, 103, 103); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">ACM is designed to preserve history and celebrate the world’s automotive culture.  The spacious facility houses up to 350 cars, trucks and motorcycles from private owners, corporations, and the LeMay collection, which amassed a Guinness Book record of more than 3,500 vehicles in the mid-‘90s.</span></strong></p>

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