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'Driving America': A Cultural Road Trip Through Time

The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich., is to automobiles what the National Gallery is to art. The museum's new exhibit, "Driving America," looks at the automobile from the point of view of the driver.

Travel: Henry Ford Museum wheels out a new model

When I visit a museum, a large part of what I’m looking to do is help educate my children. But too many museums, if you ask me, stupefy kids with boredom or insult them with hands-on activities that mostly just serve as germ depositories.

Museum drives kids' imaginations

With 80,000 square feet of space containing 130 cars, Michigan's Henry Ford Museum is pretty appealing to kids -- especially those old enough to remember driving the models on display.

Side Order: Michigan’s Henry Ford Museum to unveil exhibit ‘Driving America’

When I visit a museum, a large part of what I’m looking to do is help educate my children. But too many museums, if you ask me, stupefy kids with boredom or insult them with hands-on activities that mostly just serve as germ depositories. Read full article >>

Driving America exhibit shows U.S. history through automobiles

This 1959 Volkswagen bus shows the breadth of the Henry Ford Museum's Driving America exhibit. (Credit: Derek Fung/CNET) Vehicles play a big part in the last century of United States history, with such icons as the presidential limousine in which John F. Kennedy was assassinated to the bus where Rosa Parks was arrested. These vehicles and more are on display at a new exhibit from the Henry Ford ...