Dahl Auto Museum
Dahl Auto Museum
4.5
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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JackofPBFL
Palm Bay, FL1,176 contributions
Jul 2021
Small but nice auto museum. It is focused primarily on Ford products, but a few other manufacturers are represented. The cars are all in beautiful condition and it gives a good idea of the evolution of cars over the years and some of the features that did not make it into modern cars.
Written July 23, 2021
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Stephanie
9 contributions
Oct 2020 • Family
My teenager son really likes cars and LOVED this smaller museum, especially the Ford GT Lamanz, the De Tomaso Pantera, and the Jeep Willy, among others. Great variety of cars that the Dahl family has collected. The worker there was quite knowledgeable, too. Took our time looking at each car and reading the information for each, and spent a little under 1.5 hours there.
Written October 10, 2020
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Roddin
Mountain View, CA11 contributions
Sep 2022
Our Mississippi River cruise included a stop at La Crosse, and the tour bus took us to the museum, which had opened early because of our boat's schedule. It was a lot of fun to see the old cars, read their descriptions, and see the artifacts that were cleverly placed nearby. This was the only time that I'd been to La Crosse, and I'm very glad that we went to the museum (which I hadn't known about beforehand).
Written November 24, 2022
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Willow
4 contributions
Jul 2022
Great experience! I took my 87 year old father. He was able to tell me the make and years of all the classics. He was able to go through memory lane with cars that he and his friends or relatives owned. Other families were there with children who were sitting in the seats of some of these amazing cars. It was just the right size museum for us to enjoy in about 1 hour.
Written July 20, 2022
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Ronald T
Lake Mills, WI124 contributions
Aug 2022 • Couples
We met another couple from LaCrosse that strongly recommended the Dahl Auto Museum. It was a truly great experience. While most of the cars were Ford products, all looked like they just came off the assembly line. Very clean and highly polished. Nicely displayed and each described with a plaque. I would go back again!
Written August 19, 2022
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Compass45997377399
1 contribution
Oct 2023 • Family
The museum is Very nice, I have driven by it many times, while working. I feel very lucky to be able to visit it finally. Talking to Don was the hi-lite. His knowledge was amazing, He really has a love for these cars , and has done a nice job with the work on the restro on some Thank-you
Written October 17, 2023
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Steve0315
Shakopee, MN1,263 contributions
Jun 2013 • Couples
We visited on Saturday, June 8, 2013. This is on one of the main thoroughfares in La Crosse. At the entrance is a docent/guide who collects your $4.00 adult admission fee.
The first car you see is one of the first Fords this family dealership sold in 1912. Then you can go through the years of classic beautiful automobiles. I was taken in by the cars of the 1950s and the Lincoln that was the same model as President Kennedy's car in Dallas in 1963.
You could spend about two hours here if you inspected each car and read each description and timeline. We spent about 45 minutes. Well worth the time and money.
The first car you see is one of the first Fords this family dealership sold in 1912. Then you can go through the years of classic beautiful automobiles. I was taken in by the cars of the 1950s and the Lincoln that was the same model as President Kennedy's car in Dallas in 1963.
You could spend about two hours here if you inspected each car and read each description and timeline. We spent about 45 minutes. Well worth the time and money.
Written June 16, 2013
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Jean E
Belleville, WI4 contributions
Jun 2014 • Family
We were visiting La Crosse and was looking for something that pre teen and teen age boys would like to do on a steamy, rainy afternoon. I tentatively asked them if they would like to go see "Classic" cars and was overwhelmed with their enthusiasm. They enjoyed the Dahl Auto Museum and surprisingly, I did as well. When we got to the 1930's style car with the "suicide doors" our oldest exclaimed, "This is so O.G.!" (Original Gangster) according to him these doors made it easier to kick people out of the car after you shot them (not sure of how he knows this).
When you come to visit plan on spending around an hour. It can be a lot of fun if you come with an open mind and are willing to be a bit playful such as playing Which car would you pick to take home and why? The above teen boy was torn between the 1930's gangster car or the 67 Mustang, That surprised me. Of course, he could not have the Mustang because his mom already called dibs on it. ( And that surprised him!)
When you come to visit plan on spending around an hour. It can be a lot of fun if you come with an open mind and are willing to be a bit playful such as playing Which car would you pick to take home and why? The above teen boy was torn between the 1930's gangster car or the 67 Mustang, That surprised me. Of course, he could not have the Mustang because his mom already called dibs on it. ( And that surprised him!)
Written June 28, 2014
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SingingKayla
Saint Paul, MN35 contributions
Apr 2014 • Friends
Only $4 admission, and that goes to charity. Sam, the guide, was friendly, knowledgable, and even encouraged us to get in one of the cars so he could take pictures of us! So many neat old cars, with information about most of them. They have a much larger collection and rotate cars in and out. Amazing fact - all of the cars are kept in working order! Sam also helped us with a map to plan the rest of our visit, choose a restaurant to eat, and encouraged us to tell our friends with classic cars to plan a big trip down to La Crosse to visit! Thanks Sam!
Written April 23, 2014
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WJA81
Sterling, IL97 contributions
Jul 2013 • Couples
We visited the Dahl Museum on a rainy day.Since we were the only customers at thr
e time,we got a personal tour of part of the museum.It was excellent!.Anyone that enjoys old automobiles will enjoy themselves,though smaller children maybe bored-they did have a movie playing for them though!
e time,we got a personal tour of part of the museum.It was excellent!.Anyone that enjoys old automobiles will enjoy themselves,though smaller children maybe bored-they did have a movie playing for them though!
Written August 1, 2013
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The hours are Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There is an admission charge also.
Written March 3, 2017
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