Emirates National Auto Museum, Automobile museum in Al Dhafra, United Arab Emirates

The Emirates National Auto Museum is an automobile museum in Al Dhafra housing more than 200 vehicles under a distinctive pyramid-shaped roof. The structure contains extensive exhibition spaces displaying military vehicles, vintage cars, and a full range of Mercedes models in every color.

The museum grew out of the vehicle collection of Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, a member of Abu Dhabi's ruling family, and is housed in a pyramid-shaped building in Al Dhafra, about 45 km south of Abu Dhabi city. Its holdings range from an 1885 steam-powered Mercedes to classic American cars, military vehicles and a Mercedes line in different colours. Three items, among them the 20-foot Willys Jeep, appeared in a Top Gear episode.

The museum displays Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan's personal collection, which includes a Mercedes "rainbow" of differently coloured cars, New York police cars, Red Cross vehicles and American and European limousines of the 1950s to 1970s. The Arabic sources describe the visit as a chance to see the lifestyle of Arab princes from the 1960s onward.

The museum is located in Al Dhafra, south of Abu Dhabi, and is easily accessible by car. Visitors should plan several hours to explore the extensive collection and walk through all exhibition halls.

The museum houses an oversized drivable Willys Jeep built at roughly four times the normal size, a remarkable engineering feat. The collection also includes a 122-ton caravan with eight bedrooms, one of the world's largest mobile homes.