On a hot day in May we wanted somewhere indoor for our toddler, without committing to a full outdoor theme park. We landed on the Samsung Fire Mobility Museum, right beside the front gate of Everland in Yongin (about an hour from Seoul). It is an all-in-one complex: classic-car exhibits plus hands-on drone, racing and self-driving experiences, so both car lovers and non-car-people can find something. We went with our 30-month-old and a friend’s family (their child is 50 months), drove our own car, and arrived mid-morning. Here is an honest, family-first rundown with 2026 hours, admission, parking, experiences and the food court.
- Location: 171 Everland-ro 376beon-gil, Pogok-eup, Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi (right by Everland’s main gate)
- Hours: weekdays 09:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:00); weekends and holidays 10:00 to 18:00 (last entry 17:00)
- Closed: Mondays, Jan 1, Lunar New Year and Chuseok (open if a Monday is a public holiday)
- Admission: adults 10,000 won; ages 3 to 18: 8,000; 65+: 6,000; under 36 months free
- Parking: pay from your car at the lot like a drive-through; first 4 hours free (then 500 won / 10 min); about 300 spaces
- Time needed: at least about 1.5 hours
- Phone 031-320-9900, official site stm.or.kr
Getting there and parking
Entry is unusual in a good way: instead of queueing at a booth, you pay from your car as you enter the parking lot, like a drive-through, then walk straight in. Parking is roomy (around 300 spaces) and the first 4 hours are free, so a half-day visit costs nothing to park. We came mid-morning and, while the lot was not empty, it was not crowded either.
By transit, the nearest stations (Everline: Jeondae-Everland) are about a 30-minute walk, but there is a free on-demand DRT shuttle you can call in real time (no fixed timetable). Board at Exit 4 of Jeondae-Everland Station; it runs weekdays 09:00 to 17:00 and weekends 10:00 to 18:00 (not during lunch, 12:30 to 13:30). Book on the ‘Baro DRT’ app or call from the ‘MIP’ stand at the stop.
The exhibits, and a Back to the Future DeLorean
The museum grew out of the personal car collection of the late Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee, who was well known for loving cars and racing, so you see era-defining sports cars and classic models up close. It is called a ‘mobility’ museum rather than a car museum because it also covers drones, kick scooters and self-driving tech, not just old cars.
The moving model-train diorama, where tiny trains run through mountains and tunnels, is a corner kids stick to for a while.
One highlight, especially if you grew up on the films: there is a Back to the Future DeLorean on display and you can actually climb into it for a photo (that is the silver gull-wing car at the top of this post). Both kids and adults queue up for it.
Honestly, though, our 30-month-old was curious at first but lost interest in the static cars fairly quickly. Very young kids are hard to hold with exhibits alone; a slightly older, car-loving child will get much more out of it.
Experiences (paid and free)
You book experiences on the spot at a kiosk near the first-floor entrance. Slots are timed, so waits are short, and most cost around 1,000 won, far less than a theme park.
- Fly a drone: anyone, 1,000 won, 3 min
- Build a police car (Traffic Town): ages 4 to 7, 3,000 won
- Speed King racer: height 120cm+ (not for pregnant or elderly guests), 1,000 won, 4 min
- 4D simulator / Extreme Air Combat: height 100cm+, 1,000 won, 4 min
- Heritage Drive (classic-car ride, car varies by month): anyone, 2,000 won
- RC raceway: elementary age and up (for enthusiasts), 20,000 won
- All-in-one: elementary age and up, 1,000 won, 7 min
There are also plenty of free activities: flying drones, building your own toy EV, a drink-driving simulator, block play, and free kick-scooter and bike rental. For a very young child, the blocks, mini-car controls and button simulators are enough. Some rides have height limits (100 to 120cm), so age 3+ gets the most out of them.
There are also F1-racer and winners’-podium photo zones with a Samsung, Ferrari and Porsche backdrop, which make for surprisingly good kid photos. We skipped the paid rides since our child is still little; the free bits were plenty.
Kids’ Traffic Town and the outdoor scooter track (our favorite)
The ‘Kids’ Traffic Town’ is a miniature town of little roads and buildings where children learn road safety through play. Indoors there are traffic-safety videos and a police-car build; outdoors there is a course laid out like real roads.
And the single thing the kids loved most all day was the outdoor scooter track. Children ride kick scooters following traffic signals, so they pick up road rules as a game. Ours rode for nearly an hour and had a blast; it was the clear highlight of the visit.
Heritage Drive and outdoor classic cars
Heritage Drive lets you ride a real old car outside (2,000 won; the car changes monthly). On a nice day the classic cars parked on the lawn make good photo backdrops.
One thing worth knowing: the row of sports and imported cars you sometimes see parked outside is not an official exhibit, it is a car club that gathers and parks there. If the timing lines up, you get to enjoy those as a bonus.
Food court and rest areas
An outdoor food court, with a convenience store and cafe nearby, handles meals in one spot. The menu:
- Galbitang (short-rib soup): 13,000 won
- Hamburg-steak lunchbox: 13,000 won
- Pork-cutlet lunchbox: 13,000 won
- Fishcake udon: 8,500 won
- Fried-tofu udon: 6,500 won
- Ramyeon: 5,000 won
- Sausage & rice-cake skewer: 4,000 won
- Churros: 3,800 won
- Ice cream: 4,500 won
You eat what you buy at the nearby train-car rest area or the outdoor rest area, both with a water dispenser and high chairs for little ones.
We had the hamburg-steak lunchbox and udon, and honestly they were just okay. Fine for a quick bite with a child, but next time we would pack our own food.
The verdict: who it is for
If you or your kids are into cars, it is well worth the trip for adults and children alike. I am not especially into cars myself, so the exhibits were just okay for me, but as a family outing it still delivered, mainly thanks to that outdoor scooter track. With under-36-months free and 4 hours of free parking it is low-pressure, and being fully indoors it is a solid rainy-or-hot-day plan near Seoul. Very young kids will get more out of the scooters and Traffic Town than the exhibits; older, car-loving kids can enjoy the whole thing.
More easy family outings near Seoul: our guide to the Railroad Museum in Uiwang and the National Aviation Museum of Korea.
Planning more days out? See our roundup of 4 transport museums near Seoul with kids (ships, planes, trains & cars).
Written by WY — a Seoul-based local sharing honest, first-hand guides to Korea. Nothing here is sponsored; I go and pay my own way. More about me →