[3] The museum's collection features over 75 bicycles, motorcycles, automobiles and trucks in exhibits telling the story of people and products on the move from the days of the carriage to the vehicles of tomorrow.

In 1989, Allentown city officials had announced plans to revitalize an old industrial area, which included the abandoned Arbogast & Bastian meat packing plant, along the Lehigh River.

[1] This redevelopment, which was to be known as "Lehigh Landing," was to include a museum, a brewery, walking trails, a footbridge across the river, and a promenade for festivals.

[1] Development was hindered by fundraising problems, environmental remediation issues, and even a national debate on pork barrel government spending.

[1] After three separate groundbreakings in 2001, 2004 and 2005, the museum, which cost over $17 million to build, was officially opened to the public on April 12, 2008.