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Start with the interactive exhibits like Tinkering for Tots and the Dymaxion House where you can step inside, as these are particularly engaging for maintaining curiosity and energy levels throughout your visit. The Heroes of the Sky exhibit offers hands-on multisensory experiences that appeal to all ages.
Visitor tip
Engage docents throughout your visit—reviews consistently praise their knowledge and friendliness. They can help you navigate the extensive collection and provide insights that enhance your understanding of American innovation across industries, not just automobiles.
About Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
Museum on American history & culture. Sprawling space dedicated to American life & ideas, includes the Rosa Parks bus & JFK's limo.
Quick Facts
- Type
- History & Innovation Museum
- Highlights
- Rosa Parks Bus, Presidential Vehicles, Aviation exhibits, Dymaxion House, Automotive collections
- Interactive Experiences
- Tinkering for Tots, Mathematica math gallery, climb-aboard combine, multisensory aviation exhibits
- Location
- Part of larger complex with Greenfield Village and Ford factory tour
What visitors say
We visited the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation on January 19, and since it was a holiday, admission was free — which made the experience even more special! The museum offers an incredible and vast collection of historical…
Located in Dearborn, Michigan, the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation is a colossal 12-acre repository of the American spirit. Founded by Henry Ford in 1929, it transcends a typical automotive museum, serving as a "living…
Ford Museum was a great place to take the family during a weekend. It's very historical, Interesting Exhibits, It was so fun recommend coming here more than one a year. Great place overall 5 stars this is my favorite place I've been to yet.
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Did You Know?
- Houses the actual 1948 Rosa Parks bus where Rosa Parks refused to yield her seat, sparking the Civil Rights Movement
- Contains the 1961 Lincoln Continental in which President John F. Kennedy was assassinated
- Features Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion House, a futuristic circular aluminum dwelling designed for minimalist, sustainable living that visitors can step inside
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