The National Corvette Museum opened to the public on this day in 1994 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the city home to Chevrolet Corvette production since 1981. The museum features a mesmerizing collection of America’s Sports Car and it doesn’t shy away from telling the tale of a catastrophic sinkhole that swallowed eight of the museum’s prized cars.
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