Franklin Auto Museum

Outstanding collection. I admit I hadn't given much thought to the name, thinking it was a car museum named after someone named Franklin. Nope - as I quickly realized, it's a museum of Franklin cars. - The cars are uniformly in immaculate or near immaculate condition. Think Peterson or Smithsonian quality.- Thanks to Tim for a great tour. I learned so much about the history of the make as well as the individual cars.- The museum isn't terribly large and there aren't all that many cars but don't think you'll get through them in a half hour. Each vehicle practically begs you to spend some time looking it over.- As some reviewers note, getting to the museum is a bit of a navigational challenge. Some of the dirt road intersections are blocked in two directions, forcing you to drive around to find the right approach. Or maybe not. Tim told me that's just the neighbors being persnickety about privacy. You can drive straight to the museum and ain't no one gonna say anything.All in all, this is a great Tucson attraction and a must-see for car buffs.

At first we were a little confused because we were the only ones and it was a dirt road in the neighborhood but when we got there the guy welcomed us, he was extremely friendly, super sweet, and even gave me a free pin! The cars are super cool too! Very beautiful, very well preserved and we loved learning about their history, their previous owners, etc. Honestly everything about this museum was great. Super cute. Super nostalgic.

Perfect place for the antique auto enthusiast or those who can imagine living the high life circa 1930. Downton Abbey fans perhaps? Sparky was a congenial expert guide and we passed a lovely two hours or so. Air-cooled auto engine 1903? 40 miles per gallon 1935? Franklins were exceptional beauties and before their time. Find the Hershey chocolate auto ordered for a wedding day. A bit hard to locate: access is via Vine and down a dirt road right in the middle of an established neighborhood.

We have been at the museum with our car club couple of times and I love this place. The automobiles are beautiful.

Located on a dirt road in the heart of the Tucson community, is a unique automotive museum dedicated to the preservation of the Franklin automobile. If you love old cars, this is a MUST visit. Tucson almost lost this wonderful collection to NY a few years ago but now it appears it will stay here with us. And we are truly the lucky ones.The Franklin car, nicknamed "The Car Beautiful", was built from 1902-1934 in Syracuse, NY by H. H. Franklin. The car was invented by John Wilkinson.It was truly innovative in the it had an air-cooled engine, was lightweight and flexible in its construction, and was the first car to introduce a 4 cylinder and a 6 cylinder engine. They were said to be very pleasant and easy to drive. They made about 150,000 of them over a 30 year period.This collection in Tucson belonged to Tom Hubbard and when he passed away, he left it for all to see and enjoy. At his private residence you will be guided to several garages to see the vehicles. There's even a couple of REO's. All they ask for is a $5.00 donation. This is a remarkable collection of automobiles from a time when it was a real adventure to hit the open road.

Small location great cars. Great staff, with lots of knowledge. Once you hit the dirt road keep going its only a short ways up. Probably twenty or so cars that were originally built in Syracuse, NY. A random Ford and Packard thrown in for variety.

A small collection with about two dozen automobiles that were solely made by Franklin (except one). They are displaying quality vehicles with some cars worthy enough to compete in the Concours d'Elegance.My girlfriend thought I was lost (both location and mentally) when I went down the dirt road to this museum's odd location. The $5 entry fee covers a short video and milling around the tightly parked cars in four garage spaces. Our visit took 40 minutes, but could have been done in less time.

Confused when i got there, thinking it was the wrong place. Drove around the whole area, and it checked out that was it. This place was closed and fences were locked up from what me and my family could see. Disappointed..was looking forward to checking it out, but the building looked like a converted home that didn't have much to it??

Went to fine this place. It is located down a dirt road, in our case a muddy road. We found the entrance sign, however, it was further down a muddy road that was in worse shape than what we were on. Plus all we could see was a metal building that look liked it was behind a house. None of this looked real formal as a show place for cars. Needless to say we gave up on this idea.

Need more than 5 stars. What a jewel for anyone that loves automobiles. Four of us went to visit the museum. Fortunately our tour guide Bill, has worked there since he rode his bike to work as a young boy. He has worked on all the cars. Had wonderful stories to tell. So sorry that it took us 24 years to go here.