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Museum · Open 3rd Sunday of every month, 10am — 3pm
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Open 3rd Sunday of every month, 10am — 3pm.
The Cobra Experience is a nonprofit museum in Martinez dedicated to celebrating Shelby American's dominance in sports car racing. Visitors explore 25,000 square feet of exhibit space showcasing 32 vehicles and over 4,000 Shelby American artifacts spanning the brand's history from 1962 to 1968. The collection features iconic cars including the Cobra, GT40, Daytona Coupe, GT350, and GT500, which shaped the evolution of the American muscle car industry. These vehicles were campaigned by Carroll Shelby at Shelby American's Southern California headquarters during the 1960s. The museum hosts approximately 40 events annually, including Cars, Kids & Coffee gatherings designed to engage the next generation in automotive history, along with Open Days for public visits and swap meets. The venue functions as both a museum and event space, allowing visitors to experience these legendary performance cars firsthand while learning about their racing heritage and engineering significance.
Hours: 3rd Sunday of every month, 10am — 3pm
Buy tickets on store.cobraexperience.org →Prices and hours quoted from cobraexperience.org · read on . Prices can change — the link above goes to the page they came from.
3 reasons to go, each in the venue’s own words, with the date we checked it.
Nov 15Event
The next generation gets involved and excited about cars of any kind on Sunday, November 15th from 8:30 to 10:00 am at The Cobra Experience.
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“Sunday, November 15, 2026 - 8:30 AM 10:00 AM”
Nov 15Event
The museum opens to the public on Sunday, November 15th from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Families can visit the museum and purchase tickets.
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“Sunday, November 15, 2026 - 10:00 AM 3:00 PM”
Dec 20Event
The museum opens to the public on Sunday, December 20th from 10:00 to 11:00 am. Families can visit the museum and purchase tickets.
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“Sunday, December 20, 2026 - 10:00 AM 11:00 AM”
The Cobra Experience - Museum & Event Space publishes its own offers, and when cobraexperience.org was last read, on , there was none.
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Mon–Wed: Closed; Thu: 4:00 – 8:00 PM; Fri: 4:00 – 9:00 PM; Sat: 12:00 – 9:00 PM; Sun: 12:00 – 5:00 PM
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Mon, Tue & Thu: 10am - 10pm, Wed: 10am - 11pm, Fri - Sat: 10am - 11:30pm, Sun: 10am - 9pm
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Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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