R. E. Olds Transportation Museum
The R.E. Olds Transportation Museum is named for Ransom E. Olds, founder of Oldsmobile and REO, and is located in Lansing, Michigan. It is one of the top-rated automotive museums in the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
Tuesday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Sunday: noon—5:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: transportation museum in Michigan
- Also known as: “R E Olds Transportation Museum”, “R.E. Olds Museum”, and “R.E. Olds Transportation Museum”
- Address: 240 Museum Drive
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Impression 5 Science Center and Michigan State Capitol.
Impression 5 Science Center
Museum
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Voted #1 Best Children's Museum in the United States in 2025 by Newsweek, Impression 5 Science Center, is a hands-on science museum located in downtown Lansing, Michigan. Impression 5 Science Center is situated 370 feet north of R. E. Olds Transportation Museum.
Michigan State Capitol
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The Michigan State Capitol is the building that houses the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is in the portion of the state capital of Lansing which lies in Ingham County. Michigan State Capitol is situated 2,200 feet northwest of R. E. Olds Transportation Museum.
Jackson Field
Stadium
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Jackson Field is a baseball stadium in Lansing, Michigan, home field of the Lansing Lugnuts minor league baseball team. The Michigan State Spartans college baseball team also plays select home games at Jackson Field. Jackson Field is situated 1,500 feet northeast of R. E. Olds Transportation Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include REO Town and Edgemont Park.
REO Town
Neighborhood
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REO Town is a district in Lansing, Michigan, United States, located south of downtown. The neighborhood is bordered by West Malcolm X Street to the north; South Cedar Street BL I-96 to the east; West Mount Hope Avenue to the south; and Townsend Street, the Grand River, and South Martin Luther King Jr.
Edgemont Park
Village
Edgemont Park is a census-designated place in Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located within Lansing Charter Township. The population was 2,326 at the 2020 census. Edgemont Park is situated 2½ miles northwest of R. E. Olds Transportation Museum.
East Lansing
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East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Most of the city lies within Ingham County, although a small portion extends north into Clinton County.
R. E. Olds Transportation Museum
- Categories: automobile museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Lansing, Ingham, Central Michigan, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.73118° or 42° 43′ 52″ northLongitude
-84.54803° or 84° 32′ 53″ westElevation
827 feet (252 metres)Open location code
86JQPFJ2+FQOpenStreetMap ID
way 42505618OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
8086470Wikidata ID
Q3928119
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“R. E. Olds Transportation Museum” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “R. E. Olds Transportation Museum”
- French: “R. E. Olds Transportation Museum”
- Italian: “R. E. Olds Transportation Museum”
- Italian: “Ransom Eli Olds Transportation Museum”
- Spanish: “Museo del Transpote R. E. Olds”
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