The DFW Car and Toy Museum, Texas' largest car museum located in Fort Worth, has been named Fort Worth Magazine's 2025 "Best of Fort Worth" Reader Pick Winner in the Family Outing subcategory of the Nightlife and Entertainment category. The museum opened in April 2025, just seven months ago.
"We're elated by the outpouring of votes," said Ron Sturgeon, founder and owner of the DFW Car and Toy Museum. "It's genuinely an honor to be chosen by the good people of Fort Worth for a prestigious award such as this." A write-up by Fort Worth Magazine includes highlights of the museum and its origin story. A pdf includes more on the museum and information about it as an event venue.
The car museum is the brainchild of Sturgeon, who started collecting toy Mercedes cars more than 40 years ago. His interests expanded to include rare and vintage automobile-themed items such as race cars and scale models, and eventually vintage toys, unique signs, automotive memorabilia, and other rare collectibles. Realizing he needed to share his treasures, Sturgeon opened the museum.
"At this point, it's more than just a classic car collection," Sturgeon said. "It's an experience. We're proud to offer a space where visitors can immerse themselves in automotive culture."
The museum features over 3,000 vintage collectible toys and a multi-million-dollar collection of more than 200 classic and unique cars, occupying over 150,000 square feet. The automotive area showcases rare exotic cars, European masterpieces, celebrity-owned vehicles, unique oddities, and historic race cars, including a 647 hp 2017 Ford GT and a 986 hp 2022 Ferrari SF90. A perennial visitor favorite is the carefully curated cache of space toys from the mid-1900s, including rare robots such as Gumbo, Electroman, and Big Loo.
The DFW Car and Toy Museum offers free admission to all, and there is lots of free parking available. The museum is dog-friendly, making it an inviting experience for families, collectors, and car enthusiasts alike. The museum is also a popular Fort Worth private event space.
