The red cars
Under a rippled ceiling.
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The Grand Prix Museum is a motor racing museum in Macau, telling the story of the famous Grand Prix held on the city's streets. A big four-storey building, it shows real cars and motorcycles along with interactive experiences, suits car lovers and families, and is quite unlike the city's historic sites. It opened on 18 November 1993, during the 40th edition of the race, and was renovated for the 50th. It closed on 1 July 2017 for a major upgrade, whose budget rose to MOP 830 million, and reopened on 1 June 2021 with 16,000 square metres of floor space. Visitors start on the third floor and work their way down. The third floor covers the Macau motorcycle Grand Prix, with a virtual reality experience, the second looks at the Macau Grand Prix and Formula 3, and the ground floor covers the Guia Circuit. You see red cars old and new under a white rippled ceiling, a motorcycle taken apart and hung in the air, and boards listing the winners. It is about 710 m in a straight line from the Macao Museum of Art, so you can pair them. One source gives hours of 10:00 to 18:00, with ticket sales ending at 17:30 and closure on Tuesday, so check ahead. Do not climb on the displayed cars, and follow the instructions for interactive games with children. It gets very busy during race days in November, so plan ahead.
Under a rippled ceiling.
Parts in mid-air.
A taste of the race.
Sé district, Macau
Guia Fortress and LighthouseA fort, lighthouse and small chapel on Guia Hill, the highest point of the Macau5 minutes walk
Macao Museum of ArtThe Macao Museum of Art is a big five-storey building in the Sé district, founde9 minutes walk
Lou Lim Ioc GardenA quiet classical Chinese garden in the heart of Macau, laid out in 1906 by the 10 minutes walk
Macau Mosque and CemeteryThe only mosque in Macau, together with its only Muslim cemetery, in the Fátima 11 minutes walk
Monte Fort and Macao MuseumMacau's historic military heart, a fort built by the Jesuits between 1617 and 1614 minutes walkOn Tuesday according to one source, so check ahead.
Yes, with interactive games and real cars.