Honestly, we hadn’t heard of Douglas Arizona or even Art Car World. We have seen Art cars here and there. If it wasn’t for a wedding we were attending on Erie street in Bisbee Arizona we would have missed out on this cool museum in the making.

Having some time to use up while staying in Douglas we stumbled across this great place using Google maps. When we walked up it looked like it wasn’t open. However, a sign on the door had a phone number to call to make an appointment for a tour.

We didn’t end up calling and we were making our way to leave when the man behind the museum came out to greet us and take us on a tour. How cool is that?

There is a story behind every art car and a name for each car. Unfortunately, I wasn’t prepared to take notes. I did take pictures of some of the cars onsite. There are more cars at the museum.. and even more on the way.

About twenty years ago on a Mexican bus in the city of Juarez ,I first saw the wrought iron beetle. I thought it was the coolest thing ever and was sad that I didn’t have my camera out. Like it would have mattered with how fast our bus was going. I didn’t even have time to get my sister’s attention so she could see it. I was surprised and happy to get to see it again and be able to tell my kids stories about that long ago trip.

I took a lot of pictures, but didn’t manage to get a picture of every car. Even if I had I wouldn’t want to spoil the museum completely for everyone else. Where would the fun be if I did that?

Monster cars, camera van, cathedral car, land yacht, jewelry, mad max-esq, and so much more. We really recommend going. You can add this stop to your trip- Make a reservation for a tour and even make a donation to the museum using the link at the bottom of this post.

For more information visit the Art Car World website