About the Museum
Open since September 2, 1994
The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, tells the story of America's sports car from the first 1953 Corvette to today. It sits off Interstate 65, a short walk from the General Motors plant where every Corvette is built.
The museum began with Corvette enthusiasts from the National Corvette Restorers Society, who found partners in the assembly plant and the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce. The city donated about 33 acres next to the plant, ground was broken on June 2, 1992, and the doors opened on September 2, 1994. Today it is a non-profit with more than 80 Corvettes from every generation on display.
Its best-known landmark is the Skydome. Early on the morning of February 12, 2014, a sinkhole opened under the Skydome floor and swallowed eight Corvettes. The cars and the story of their recovery are now part of the museum's exhibits.
The Fastglass Corvette Club has its own brick in the museum's walkway, surrounded by memorial bricks for the members we have lost.
