▁of ▁Ta com a , ▁Washington . ▁The ▁museum ▁is ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁Ta com a ▁D ome ▁and ▁opened ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁cars ▁on ▁display ▁were ▁don ated ▁to ▁the ▁museum ▁by ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁Harold ▁Le May . ▁ ▁Details ▁ ▁Harold ▁Le May ▁owned ▁a ▁successful ▁refuse ▁company , ▁Harold ▁Le May ▁Enter pr ises , ▁within ▁the ▁Ta com a ▁met ro ▁area ▁and ▁am ass ed ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁private ▁car ▁collection . ▁After ▁his ▁death , ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Ta com a ▁don ated ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁Ta com a ▁D ome ▁for ▁the ▁museum ▁that ▁would ▁contain ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁car ▁collection . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁collection ▁remains ▁at ▁the ▁Le May ▁Family ▁Collection ▁at ▁Mary mount ▁in ▁nearby ▁Span away . ▁The ▁museum ▁has ▁ ▁of ▁exhib it ▁space , ▁and ▁contains ▁a ▁ 3 5 0 - car ▁gallery ▁showing ▁cars ▁notable ▁for ▁their ▁speed , ▁technology ▁and ▁design , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁their ▁importance ▁to ▁car ▁culture . ▁The ▁building ▁also ▁contains ▁gift ▁sh ops , ▁rest oration ▁sh ops , ▁lecture ▁h alls , ▁gall eries , ▁a ▁ban quet ▁room , ▁and ▁a ▁c afé . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁me zz an ine ▁level , ▁main ▁level , ▁and ▁outside ▁pat io , ▁there ▁are ▁views ▁of ▁Dow nt own ▁Ta com a , ▁The a ▁F oss ▁Water way , ▁Com men cement