Deer Park Winery & Auto Museum

Nestled in the wine-producing region of San Diego County, the Deer Park Winery & Auto Museum property is located just off of I-15 near the Welk Resort in Escondido. It’s the brainchild of real-estate magnate Robert Knapp, who accumulated a collection of vintage cars, Americana, and antiques of such a size that he decided to open a museum on 1979.

Museum

Deer Park, featured in MOTORTREND magazine boasts of having the largest convertible car collection in the world, and we have no reason to doubt them after visiting. Their collection is impressive to say the least. They have vehicles ranging from the 1800s to the 1980s at the museum, plus tons of other stuff including vintage radios, televisions, neon signs, and even a Barbie collection. Barbie? An entire room devoted to Barbie. The room proves that Barbie prefers convertibles and that neon signs will always rule.

Tickets are available for purchase onsite. $12 adults / military and +55 adults – $10 /  Kids 9 and under are free. No reservations needed.

Winery

Deer Park is family-owned for 50 years and is the fifth oldest winery in the S.D. region. Deer Park annually produces and releases Award-Winning Estate Wines available for wine tasting on the weekends, as one of the top things to do in San Diego County. Come for the wine & stay for the vintage autos. Or vice versa. Both are worth a visit to unique Deer Park Winery & Auto Museum in Escondido. Deer Park produces such award-winning varietals as Merlots, Sangioveses and dinner-style reds. The tasting room is open at 10 am. Thursdays through Sundays. From the gift shop, visitors can pick up wine, plus deli-style, picnic spreads to enjoy on the patio.

Deer Park Winery & Auto Museum

• 15 acres of vineyards, orchards, picnic grounds
• Over 100 antique convertibles
• Radios & TVs from yesteryear
• Neon signs & ads
• Bicycles, antiques, & American
• Coca Cola room
• Barbie room

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