Deer Park Winery and Auto Museum

Deer Park Winery and Auto Museum sits on Champagne Boulevard in Escondido, north of San Diego, and pairs a boutique estate winery with three museum buildings holding more than 100 cars. The museum calls itself the world's largest devoted to convertibles and Americana, and the cars share the buildings with the Americana: vintage radios, typewriters, cameras, kitchen appliances, signs and a large Barbie doll collection, with dealership neon and vintage bicycles in the building styled as a new car showroom.

The winery side is the other half of the visit: estate wines including a sangria and a limoncello, seasonal tasting flights of four wines served on the patios, charcuterie boards, and 15 acres of vineyard, orchard and oak shaded lawns with picnic areas and benches for a slow afternoon.

It is open Thursday to Monday, 10am to 5pm, closed Tuesday and Wednesday, with no reservation needed and free parking on site. General admission is US$14, US$12 for military and visitors 60 and over, and free for children 9 years and under with an adult; tastings are paid separately.

Three buildings of cars with a convertible emphasis, from a 1928 Franklin Airman boattail through the 1950s drop tops that fill the showroom building, walked at your own pace with the Americana cabinets alongside. Recent visitors describe the cars as clean and shiny but the wider displays as dated and cluttered, with some dusty cabinets, so go for the volume and the setting rather than a polished modern museum.

Outside, the grounds are the reason to linger: vineyard walks, patios with couches and a fountain, shaded picnic spots, and live music on some days. Cold drinks and charcuterie are sold on site.

Most visitors spend between 1.5 and 3 hours across the cars and the winery.

• Open Thursday to Monday, 10am to 5pm; closed Tuesday and Wednesday. No reservations needed.
• Admission US$14, US$12 military and 60 plus, children 9 years and under free with an adult. Wine tastings are charged separately; recent visitors report older vintages in the flights.
• Free parking on site; 15 acres of grounds with picnic areas, so allow for walking and some uneven ground.
• Displays are dated in places; the cars are well kept.
• Last updated: September 2026.