Museums on interstates

Started by SteveG1988, August 22, 2016, 05:42:05 PM

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SteveG1988

August 22, 2016, 05:42:05 PM  
When passing through the New York State Thruway i came accross the Lock 13 Living History Park and Rest Area. And i started to think, is there anything else like this in the country. Where there is a major museum/park that is only connected to a road like the thruway.

https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-opening-new-lock-e-13-living-history-rest-area-mohawk-valley
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DevalDragon

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August 22, 2016, 06:03:21 PM  
Maryland's Sidling Hill exhibit on I-68 comes to mind.

Before they closed it, of course.

dvferyance

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August 22, 2016, 06:10:41 PM  
Not really a Museum but an attraction. Multanomah Falls is off of I-84.

Joe The Dragon

#3
August 22, 2016, 09:44:50 PM  
The Archway

peterj920

#4
August 23, 2016, 01:28:25 AM  
The space shuttle along I-65 southbound near Huntsville, Alabama.

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August 23, 2016, 01:43:08 AM  
Quote from: peterj920 on August 23, 2016, 01:28:25 AM
The space shuttle along I-65 southbound near Huntsville, Alabama.
That's not a Space Shuttle, that's a Saturn 1B rocket. :P

The US Space & Rocket Center is technically only accessible by interstate, as you have to go through the interchange at Exit 15 on I-565 to get to it, no matter which road you're coming from, but I'm not sure if it counts.
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August 23, 2016, 12:45:48 PM  
Quote from: SteveG1988 on August 22, 2016, 05:42:05 PM
When passing through the New York State Thruway i came accross the Lock 13 Living History Park and Rest Area. And i started to think, is there anything else like this in the country. Where there is a major museum/park that is only connected to a road like the thruway.

https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-opening-new-lock-e-13-living-history-rest-area-mohawk-valley
There's another one in Port Byron for the historic Erie Canal lock.  Not sure if it's reopened yet; it was closed so they can construct the building and finish up a few things.
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wphiii

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August 23, 2016, 06:13:32 PM   Last Edit: August 23, 2016, 06:15:41 PM by wphiii
Do the Cabazon Dinos count? Not technically directly accessed from I-10 but I-10 is for all practical purposes the only way to get there.

jbnv

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August 26, 2016, 01:28:57 PM  
I'll nominate the Atchafalaya Welcome Center. There are ways to get to it that don't involve I-10, if you have a boat or a big truck.
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August 26, 2016, 02:27:31 PM  
It's not a museum, but the rest area on I-77 southbound just south of Buffalo, OH has a historical marker about the wreck of the US Navy airship Shenandoah, which crashed during a thunderstorm in September of 1925.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Shenandoah_(ZR-1)
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Mr_Northside

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August 29, 2016, 08:17:08 PM  
The restored/revamped Midway Service plaza on the PA Turnpike (Eastbound) was done with some museum-esque features.
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