Reviews of Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum (Museum)

Carlene Baurichter

My husband and I loved seeing the speedway and the museum. He's a huge racing fan and even though I don't normally watch it, I greatly enjoyed the museum and I learned a lot. There's something there for everyone to enjoy. We'd love to visit again and do the tram tour of the track!

Anna

The museum artfully takes you through over 100 years of racing history using the racing cars themselves. It's a great place for a photo, and you can enter the inner track area without paying if you just want a quick pic

Ian McLaughlin

So much history here. Great to see the evolution of the Indianapolis 500.

Selina Krinock

Great displays and we got to see some vintage cars racing!!

Aksh Aggarwal

Lots of great pictures were taken here. It was great fun for everybody

Ruben Sanmiguel

The museum is bright, roomy and affordable. All our racing heroes are featured on the wall of victory. All aspects of the speedway history are displayed. On certain days you can tour the entire track in a van. The gift shop is pricey but fully stocked with many unique items. Fun for all. Don't miss it.

Dave Walker

Great time, two laps around the track, best weekend ever.

Amos Hobbs

Was an excellent way to kill some time and stretch our legs on a long trip. Some nifty exhibits to be seen.

Reed Rawson

Well worth a visit. They have an incredible collection of winning cars. Take the Kiss the Bricks tour.

Rickardo Yoder

Loved the speedway! It was my first Indy 500 and it was amazing! The staff were really kind overall. But parking sucks

Donna Bailey

Fantastic time. Humongous great seeing the bleachers, track, over 400000 seatings. So glad we came.

Aidan Moulder

Went today for the Ferrari challenge, tons of great-looking and great-sounding machines! And all for free. Really cool parade of Ferraris, including some retro ones. If I could attach all my pictures I would.

Kathleen Annel Cooper

They have cool old race cars outside the museum. Inside there are a couple of merchandise stores but we didn't enter as entrance fee is $10 per person which is kinda expensive. Anyway there is a Titus cafe outside (still in the building) where you can get coffee and another merchandise/souvenir store where you can buy shirts and caps at less expensive price. We got a shirt for our nephew for only $8 and a cap for $18.

Gwendolyn Thompson Davis

Interesting, not that large, just a display of cars and not a lot of other history. Looking forward to lap around the track and that was not offered on this day. Indy memorabilia is WAY overpriced.

virginie gonzalez

If you love the Indy race, this is your place. Great antique cars and friendly staff.

Douglas Hensley

Great museum, rode around track on bus tour too.

Nicole D

It was cool seeing the different cars throughout the years. The kids got bored quickly because it's a bunch of reading and moving to the next car.

Wanda Hoogendoorn

It was cool riding around the track!

Katherine Kiss

Prices can be aweful for food, yet you can bring your own. Bathrooms- as you would expect, disorganized staff and method of operations at times. However there is plenty of good times to be had here. And it only gets messy after an event of course, it's well maintained otherwise. Expect rowdiness to stay outside the grandstands, security is visible and perhaps not always actively paying attention, easy to get their help when need be.

Tim Northcutt

This year's 50th Anniversary Celebration of Mario`s Indy 500 triumph was incredible! It covered so many aspects of his career, from sprinters to F1 and Can-Am, plus the winning Hawk chassis.next to the Lotus 64 that was withdrawn after he crashed three days.before qualifying. I had forgotten that his first ride in F1 was for Parnelli...the Viceroy Super Team cars were a nice addition, too. PLEASE publicize the next time you exhibit the many turbine engine cars that you displayed a few years back! That was.one of my favorite special exhibits and I'd love to see it again. As always, the collection is amazing and the staff is both helpful and courteous! Thank you for a great visit.

Mike Miller

Always a pleasure to visit. Great Mario Andretti display

Ken Peglow

Great place to visit, got to see the cars that won the 500 but I only hear about them

hollyjoy nagle

Great day trip, bigger then expected. Clean. Affordable

James Carter

The history in the museum is a must see for any racing enthusiastic, Or automotive historian..

Patrick Delehanty

Great experience. Well worth the time and money. Make a point to see if in Indy!

John Montgomery

Great place to see some of greatest racecars of all time !!!!!

David Franklin

One could easily spend a day at this place, I was there for over 4 hours and if I hand not had other plans latter in the day I would have stayed longer

Algebra Awesomeness

Great tour! Wonderful, passionate people working there.

Randall Dunn

Great museum with lots of history and plenty of cars. Staff is very hospitable.

Mark Stockton

Really nice, good for a rainy day thing to go do.

John Doty

Wow! Best racing museum I have ever visited. Awesome collection of historic Indy cars and memorabilia. Their sprint car display is awesome as well. If you are a racing fan, you owe it to yourself to visit! Staff was friendly and knowledgeable. The entry fee was well worth the price.

jim wood

Once in a lifetime experience, got to go on the track, did a (slow) lap and kissed the bricks!

Laura Reeves

Had a great time on the speedway tour. The museum was wonderful.

pala meiappan

Well maintained. A good museum of vintage race cars, etc in a beautiful manner.

John Cordell

We got the "Kiss the Bricks" tour with museum access and it was totally worth it. The museum itself is a historical panorama of race cars, drivers, and background about the the speedway. They also have a rotating display that included sprint cars when we were there. As cool as the museum was, riding around the 2.5 mile track (even at 30 MPH) was tremendous. Stopping at the start/finish line to stand on or even to kiss the Bricks was awesome. If you are in Indianapolis, this is a must-see attraction.

Carl Pierce

We got to do two laps. The Corvettes had fun.

Bill Okel

Great to see 100 years of racing history!

Jack Frost

What an incredible place to visit and see the automotive history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for just $10! See the race cars that have made fans cheers for the last century! Marvel at the men and women who made history on the track. I enjoyed the film on the history of this place in the small auditorium. Very well made mini-documentary. Walking around through the various exhibits was amazing: admiring the cars, trophies, photos, posters, and car parts was memorable. I also got to see race cars practicing outside for a weekend race. The gift shops are pretty neat too. Definitely stop for a souvenir. Nice to see lots of families present enjoying the experience together.

Cheryl Allen

What a thrill and fun place to see and shop. New key chain with compliments from the track. At just a few dollars they told me about a November Sale.

Dan Wilding

This was a really fun so on a long road trip. Dozens and dozens of fabulous historical race cars. All cars on display are Indy 500 winners, as well as other significant race winning cars. Deeper into the displays the are race engines on display. If you get a chance, try the Indy 500 simulator.... wow, that wad fun!

Tyler Peacock

I recommend anyone and everyone to visit and check out the museum.. The museum is not only very informative but also very clean and organized. Literally, from the gift shop to the racing cars and on to the timelines of various important individuals, I thoroughly enjoyed myself as I became enlightened on who made the Indianapolis Motor Speedway what it is today.. Excellent customer service. 10/10.

Jason Gropp

My 6yr old twins enjoyed it although there wasn't much for them to do other than view the cars. This is a great museum if you're a fan of the 500 race. There's a good variety of cars to view.

S Vaidhinath

this is racing capital of the world. F1 racing started from here. visited the museum and the racing track in 2015 along with my family. very enjoyable tour with lot of informative conducted tour of the entire race course.Indianapolis city is nothing without this racing track.good little town between st louis and columbus.

ryanras1

Must see if you are in indy.. neat place with lots of history..

michael b.

No Tours Today because of a local Marathon Run. Come on! This is a car race track. And: Why no information on the Webpage about this? Displays in the museum are very good.

Josh Grossman

If you are a gear head or just like auto racing, this is a must to see. Many winning cars in the museum and you can take a bus ride around the track. You get to stop and kiss the bricks! I was here like 10 years ago and they have expanded the museum since then, so new stuff to see! Nice gift shop as well.

kulli !

It was great, they had many cars from different times

Sai Kamalnath Chitirala

It's a must visit place for petrol heads and those who love the Indy 500 races, and to get a feel of the legendary race track. The museum was good too with the vintage and current race cars. Would recommend visit as it is one of the top 3 race tracks in the world.

Lauralee Hale

Was a great place for entertaining friends and family from out of town

Tes Carpenter

My 4 year old loved seeing all the different race cars and the admission price isn't too high.

Alex

The museum is very rich in history of racing and has lots and lots of cars to see from all generations. Plan at least two hours or so. The museum is good for all ages and offers some souvenirs as well.

Chad Simpson

Fantastic Museum at the Indy 500 track. I loves the Andretti theme this year.

Derald Smith

Awesome some place! Tour was great & tour guide gave us an inside look at speedway & it's history. Museum was really cool. I will return again in the future.

Robert Hoff

We're great full to have this museum

Gidget Dietz Beck

QdAn amazing experience... the museum is chock full of interesting items, memorabilia, and facts. Totally worth the ticket just to experience this museum! The race must be a sight as well. Only saw the qualifying on Sunday but was fun as well, 230+ mph...that's fast! To think the first winner avg speed was 74mph. We have come a long way baby!

Bob Richards

The best place to watch Indy Cars Love this place Movie Stars like Paul Newman,James Gardner....Vice President of the U.S.A. Mike Pence, General Chuck Yeager, just to mention a few...

Brad Snider

Great place to visit. Staff is very friendly and helpful. Take the golf cart tour!

Niles Freday

Lots of fun with the grandsons, great place to visit. lots of old race cars

pbandj37

I love this place. Cool old cars, a decent gift shop, free to military and IndyCar drivers are known to stop in fairly regularly. Tours of the track are available here also, and I recommend the more expensive tour as you get to go behind the scenes and see stuff normally resereved for teams and IMS workers only. Well worth your time and money.....GO!!!

Amit Pandey

If interested in car racing, it's worth coming here and look at how cars have evolved in almost 100 years

chuckling charlie

If you are a race fan this is a great place to go & be sure to take the tour of the track so you can kiss the bricks. It cost $20.00 a person to go around it but it is well worth it.

Leslie Signa

Awesome and learned some new facts for my Indy Trivia knowledge. Staff was super helpful and friendly, especially with the kids.

Bruce Mann

Day trip to The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Museum. If you like racing and racing history, take a trip here. Amazing! From 1911 to present, and all in between, the history of the famous track and people timelines through this wonderful exhibit. The staff are very knowledgeable and genually excited to share their knowledge with you. Take the tram out on the track for a real close view of the track. Kiss the Bricks at the start finish line. Stand in the "Canyon" and imagine the thrill. Awesome! Won't cost much. I believe it's like $10 a person for the Museum, then the tram fare is discounted with Museum. Good time if you like racing and racing history.

Charlie Meredith

If you love Indy car, this is a must. Amazing display of cars that won the Indy 500. Great historical timeline of IMS track history. They was an Indy car in the North Hall that had the body cut away down the midline so you could see everything, engine, electronics, suspension, etc. Another engine was on a nearby table in parts with directions to 'please touch'. Great museum. I suggest 3 -4 hours.

Beka Magee

Came here while at National FFA Convention and I'll never forget this expirence. Even if you're not the biggest fan of cars or racing you'll still have fun.

Ian Branson

Excellent, if dated, museum of the Brickyard and it's storied history. Wonderful little scavenger hunt quiz that kids can take to learn about the speedway.

Steve Flickinger

Good bus tour of the track. Good museum. Gift shop a little pricey.

Nathan Oppie

Fun place to see if you've never been here. My first time and we went on the track and saw the yard of bricks. There is a lot of history here. There was about 300 elementary school kids that showed up on buses so it was a little crowded and hectic but the museum is well laid out. I'd like to come back and see a race here one day.

David Wells

A great place to see the history of the cars that raced at this track.

cyber frig

15$ are to much. The museum is boring. You can only see cars without a description. And the audio tour you listen to is to quiet. The reason why I give at least one point is that you can kiss the asphalt during the tour. :(

Allison Hakes

It was well worth the visit! If you love cars and history, you'll love the museum!

Debbie Smith

First time there very friendly people, grandson loved it.

Trevor Steffensen

I loved the museum and the tour don't miss the opportunity to drive around the track and kiss the bricks at the finish line.

Michael Fortenberry

Absolutely an amazing museum that shows all the contributions that car builders and drivers have made to this awesome speedway over the last century plus. A must stop for anyone that enjoys international motorsports and is interesting in learning more history about this wonderful place. Highly recommended to anyone passing through.

Andrew Roemer

If you're a fan of open wheel racing, this is a must see. Went during the Mario Andretti exhibit.

Josh Rittenhouse

Very cool museum that was an fun for my father and I as it was for my 3 year old son. We had a great time visiting on a whim and will definitely be returning.

Jon Reeves

This is a cool museum for racing enthusiasts. There is a lot of history in those walls so allocate a fair amount of time to get to it all. Be sure to talk to the support staff at the museum. They are extremely knowledgeable about the history of IMS.

Ron Geris

Wow! One of the top 10 on my bucket list. Don't miss out on this track. Be sure to visit the museum.

Ram Prasad

Nice place to see some cool cars on the race track!

Jo Anne Curran

Great history and tour through race track. Was sorry other tours weren't available. We would have GLADLY gone on some of them.

L TejadaSanchez

Awesome and mind blowing. Enjoyed seeing classic race cars as well as newer models. Wished we could have taken a ride on one. Tour is separate, but worthwhile. Guide was friendly and knowledgeable about what goes on behind the scenes.

David Dick

Nice static display with added treat of circling the track with recorded sound track explaining history of the Speedway.

Kathyann Upton

Neat place to visit. Lots of racing history

Kabo Muyaluka

Surreal ! Would have been nicer if the café was open

Justin Discoe

If we were bigger Indy fans, I think we would have liked it more. Cool cars that you can get up and close up for pictures. Off season, it was a ghost town.

Cassie Salzwedel

My dad and I were life long race fans. After he passed I knew I had to make the pilgrimage down to see the race. Unfortunately I didn't make it to the race since they were calling for rain but I made it down the following day. It was amazing. Loved it! So much to learn and see! Definitely worth the drive!

Diane Allen

Great to see Mario Andretti cars up close. Well worth the trip!

Aigar K

Great place to see motor racing history in the US

Curtis Stoltz

Awesome experience and great venue including tours and interactive activities and photos

Francis L'Écuyer

Nice museum where with get to see real race cars from the 1920's up to today.

Stephen Hailey

First off, we are not race fans. We were killing time and thought we would stop in. This was really cool. Got to see old Indy cars all the way to the new ones. The i formation was fascinating and got to go down on the track as well as drive a simulator. It was a lot of fun and i can see how a race fan would be in love. The Mario Andretti exhibit was there...dude was good.

Timothy Stasukewicz

Loved it. Two thumbs up.buy you Indy 500 tickets now. Once of a lifetime experience.

DAVID I. Klein

GREATEST TOUR EVER THANK-YOU MIKE SMITH.

John B

Great staff and amazing place of history and modern racing. Even if you're not a fan of the skirt, like myself, it's still a must see if greatness and history. Great gift shop too.

Megan Uhing

Really enjoyed the museum with my husband and 2 year old son. Great place for families!

Lisa Ritchie

Announcer says people supposed to be giving out autographs not One race or stop even try then on top of that you go to the shop in here so you're allowed to take your drink in there as long as a LIDS on my leg was securely tied on it and then another lady told me I couldn't have my drink there so then that was a waste of $5 for a bottle pop what a joke at this place would not come back here or waste my time again

Pam Woods

Our first visit. What a great place and tour!! Tour guide Isaac is very knowledgeable about the Speedway.

terry obrien

Really awesome all around and great staff there. Going back someday.

Denise Woolen

IMS showcases the best of motorsports. They have preserved its rich history and merged it with the newest technology for an exciting ride! Check out the amazing museum!

Robin Fox

Great museum even if you aren't into racing. It is a great tribute to the history of racing.

Jeremy Elliott

Stellar showcase of iconic racing history! Worth admission and continued support. Highly recommend

Neal Kern

Fun place to visit, quite a few amazing cars that were winners of the Indianapolis 500, including the first to win in 1911.

Sid Gerber

$10 Sunday before raceway. Air conditioned. Lots of stuff for race fans. Everyone else, not so much.

Kyle Davis

What a great time! Was just passing through town and figured I would stop in and check it out. Very worth the ten dollars! However the "car" that you can sit in is just a TV prop and the racing simulator is forza. Still a wonderful spot to stop.

Nathaneal Newman

Very interesting place to see! They have a lot of historic and newer race cars to look through. The Kiss the Bricks tour is definitely worth the money! The staff are very knowledgable and some are even retired racers!

Allison Warhol

It is a small museum but it has a lot of nice cars and history of the motor speedway. I visited in February so it was not crowded and the people working there were nice.

Robert Rouse

Lots of amazing cars. It could use some more detailed informational placards for each car.

Tim McQuinn

Love this place! My Great Grandfather Harry McQuinn is listed inside as a driver from 1934-1948. He then served as Chief Steward.

Ron Alexander

Once in a lifetime trip nice place even though I'm not a race fan

Joseph K Bagel

One of the finest museums anywhere. Much, much better than the Louvre or MOMA.

Todd Struthers

If youre into hardcore racing or love the Indy 500, then you'll enjoy it, but for the price it wasn't very big, and I didn't think worth it, there were fun things but had extra costs. Not our best stop, but auto racing isn't our jam either

Keith Whitman

Amazing is all I can say.

Herman Coronado

Awesome assortment of historic Indy cars Inexpensive and great gift shop

Arthur Zepeda

A must see if in the area. So much history is here. You will not be disappointed.

Ольга Демидова

An interesting museum with very friendly staff

Keegan Purdie

Great collection of race cars, nice and compact. Great road trip stop.

Paul Dovey

Great as always. Glad to have seen Mario's exhibit!

Wyatt Arvin

The home of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing! A bucket list place to visit and event to attend! It's the largest single day sporting event in the world! So much history and pageantry! I love it!

Heidi Black

Donny's sister was here from South Carolina & others were working so he suggest we go to Indy to the Museum instead of just sitting around. We've never been to the Museum. I enjoyed it very much. Looking at the cars & there is a Pace Car Pool Table. Lots of memorabilia & things on display about the Drivers, Winners & their cars, race suits through the years. Also a view of the bleachers in the distance.. And Gift Shop. Photos are welcomed.

Sean Johnson

Really cool museum, amazing cars, with extremely knowledgeable and helpful staff. You can really tell they live to talk about the stuff there. Definitely a must see if you get the chance. Great place for all ages.

Kerry Stevens

Loved this place. The museum was interesting. If you're a race car buff, it would be fascinating. The guided tour of the grounds was excellent. There were cars on the track during our tour so we couldn't get on the track itself. But standing next to the track while they zoomed by was awesome.

Darin Tucker

Always a nice place to visit to see how much the cars have changed over the last hundred years.

Rose Cadiz Felix

Loved all the different eras of car models.

shellie hart

Loved it. Really enjoyed watching the cars on the track.

Michael Scott

Best Indy museum I've ever seen. Could use a section to celebrate their motorcycle racing.

Les Buchholz

Got to check this place out if you love racing. So much history at this track.

Christina Brown

Great museum. Awesome ppl working in there from the wonderful lady at the counter for the museum, she took our 1/12 yr old grandbaby behind the counter right off the bat. She let my grandbaby hand us our tickets. Big smiles from all of us right from the start. There were older gentlemen set up outside the different rooms and they were very knowledgeable and oh so friendly getting to know our little group and it was funny how he was trying to figure out the family relationship. They had a wide assortment of race cars on display you could really get up close to the cars to look at all their parts and pieces. Lots of cool racing history memorabilia and trophies that were give out in the past. They had a gift shop but everything was so expensive would have liked to have bought more than a couple of shot glasses souvenirs.

Phil Lambert

Super cool place! If you are in from out of town or even a local resident, this place is a must see. You never know what or who you will see here. Open year round. Good place to go outside of races

Homeagain 95

This is the museum at the speedway. It is small but reasonably priced and interesting. There's a car you can get in to take a picture and also a place where you can dress like a pit crew member and get your picture made. Luckily we heard they were able to do the track tour just before we left. We enjoyed the tour and the museum. Take it in if you're in the area.

Mike Wainwright

It is absolutely amazing! Had s great time and got to kiss the bricks.

Dave Eaker

Awesome! Can't explain more. Will go back !

Michael Goodmay

Amazing experience. I went on the kiss the bricks tour with my wife and two sons. We all LOVED it !!! Great displays of racing history.

Matthew R

Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the most historic motor racing venue in the world, the museum showcases this history with a huge display of race winning cars, trophies, photographs and memorabilia. The staff is knowledgeable and friendly, and the gift shop has a great selection of souvenirs to remember your trip to the speedway. A must visit for any motor racing fan!

Todd Olejniczak

Went to get warm during practice and qualifying for the Grand Prix and thoroughly enjoyed the Mario Andretti exhibits. Well worth the $10 entry fee. Lots to see and read including a nicely done 8 minute movie covering the history of the speedway.

Rev. Ted Pierce

10 bucks for a small museum... however, if you love cars, racing, and history - put it on your list.

Caitlin M

The museum was great, very clean, and everyone was friendly. But I think there could have been more child friendly activities or exhibits.

Mark Roberts

My father and I traveled to the raceway museum as one of our destinations on our annual motorcycle trip. The museum was very informative. The Brickyard Crossing Golf Course was a blast. As an added bonus there was a car show in the raceway parking lot.

D. L. Redman

Always a great time with different drivers featured each year. This year was Mario Andretti. Awesome cars and stories.

Joshua Bridge

We love this place. Nice displays and you learn a lot about the history of the track

Joel Grant

.Greatest spectacle in motor racing. Pretty much says it all

Kirk Davis

What a great museum!! If you are a Indy or F1 fan this is your place to be!

Krissy Sanders

Was pretty cool to walk around the museum. It cost $10 for adults and my year old was free. Plenty of interesting facts.

Clyde Peschl

U need to see this place at least once in your life, one of those bucket list places. Good to go during poll qualifying

Greg Reed

We had a VIP tour schedule last month. Unfortunately it was during nothing but rain the entire weekend. Since the VIP tour uses golf carts, they had to adjust our tour a little. They also reduced our cost and lengthened our tour a little since we were in the last group. Our guide was not just a guide but a life long fan. We saw much of the sites that you only see from the out on TV. The infrastructure is phenomenal to understand when the world's following one race in many languages, countries and mediums. If you have the chance, go for it.

Mark Lucas

Loved the history. The automobiles and how over the years things changed. Great service.

Terry Elliott

Lots of History here a fun way to spend a couple hours

Eleonora Gonzalez

What a Beautiful experience learning of the history of the Indi 500 and see all the career of Mario Andretti and see in person all the cars he raced. Never in my live was thinking to coming here but thanks to my granddaughter that she was born here in Indiana 3 months ago we had this nice experience

Elizabeth Graves

What can you say, The Greatest Spectacle in Racing. The track is awesome. Safety is#1. Family friendly. Kids area. Foods and fun.