General information
MATI was established to give a home to the transportation and industrial remnants and to tell the stories of the people and the machines that opened Alaska to exploration and growth.
Alaska’s history has often followed the path dictated by two opposing forces – the desire to exploit the natural resources, and the need for the technology and transportation to reach, process, and remove the products. At each step, Alaska’s development has been limited by the available technology and transportation of the day.
The Alaska of today was formed in a series of booms and busts. A new resource was found, the technology to exploit it became available, and the resource was exhausted. Gold and other resource exploration resulted in the development and use of railroads, roads, river steamboats, and (later) aircraft to serve the transportation needs. As the inevitable bust followed the boom, the technology of the day was left behind on the tundra and in the forests to rust and rot because it was too expensive and too impractical to remove.
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Number of exhibited items
Cars & Automotive: 1-25, Car Inventory link
Items Exhibited at the Museum
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Prewar Cars
before 1942
Rolls-Royce
Classic Cars
1945 to 1969
Jaguar E-type
Modern cars
from 1970
Audi RS7
Sportscars
Porsche 911
Rally / Racing Cars
Lancia Stratos
Supercars
Ferrari F40
Hotrods
Ford -32
Muscle Cars
Dodge Charger -68
Trams
Aircraft Carriers
Ferries
Fireboats
Lightships
Minesweepers
Speed Boats
Tugboats
U Boats
Viking Ships
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Cars:
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Available in the following languages:
English
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Museum Contact Info
Contact Email: mati@mtaonline.net
Contact Form: Link
Phone number(s): No information available
Getting to the Museum
Address: 3800 W Museum Drive, 99654, Wasilla, Alaska (AK), USA, North America
Coordinates: 61.577366, -149.544358
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Photography
Usually only for private use. Always check for latest info on the home page!
Photography permitted: Not known
Tripod permitted: Not known
Flash permitted: Not known
Disclaimer
Note: This information was accurate July, 2019 when it was published/updated, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.
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