Museum of Springfield History


Showcasing the city's distant heyday, this museum is home to the Esta Mantos Indian Motocycle collection (the world's largest). There's also a huge assortment of firearms, including more Smith & Wesson guns than you'll see anywhere else. And there's a fabulous automobile collection that includes a couple of early Rolls-Royce roadsters that were built right here in Springfield. Your admission price includes all five Springfield Museums.


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