LifeFairbanks · May 4, 2026
kmart's getting a museum
The empty K-Mart on Airport Way in Fairbanks is about to become Alaska's biggest antique car museum.
Daily Alaska staff · May 4, 2026 · Fairbanks
Fairbanks just turned the old K-Mart into a museum. The Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum is moving out of Wedgewood Resort and into the empty K-Mart shell at 3121 Airport Way, where it will share the building with an Amazon fulfillment center that has already moved into the other half of the property.
The museum closed at its old Wedgewood Resort location in early April to begin the transition, and the grand re-opening is set for sometime in June 2026, with the exact date still being finalized. The new, much larger space will let the museum show close to its entire collection at once for the first time, roughly 135 antique cars, along with motorcycles and early snowmachines.
The new venue is also adding an aviation wing through a partnership with the Interior and Arctic Alaska Aeronautical Foundation, the organization that runs the Pioneer Air Museum. The opening lineup will include roughly five vintage Alaska aircraft, with plans to grow that collection to eight or nine planes over time.
The building sits on Airport Way near Fairbanks International Airport, a stretch of road heavily used by both locals and visitors. With the car museum and the Amazon fulfillment center both occupying the former K-Mart, the property is now fully back in use after years of sitting partly empty.
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Questions people ask
Where is the Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum moving in Fairbanks?
It's moving from Wedgewood Resort into the former K-Mart building at 3121 Airport Way in Fairbanks.
When does the new antique car museum open?
The grand re-opening is planned for sometime in June 2026, though the exact date is still being finalized.
How many cars are in the collection?
About 135 antique cars, plus motorcycles and early snowmachines, with a new aviation wing starting at roughly five vintage Alaska aircraft and growing toward eight or nine.
Who is running the aviation partnership?
The Interior and Arctic Alaska Aeronautical Foundation, the organization that also runs the Pioneer Air Museum.
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- The Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum is moving from Wedgewood Resort to the former K-Mart building at 3121 Airport Way in Fairbanks. · alaskasnewssource.com
- The museum closed at its old location in early April to begin the transition. · alaskasnewssource.com
- The grand re-opening is set for sometime in June 2026. · alaskasnewssource.com
- The museum's collection includes around 135 antique vehicles, motorcycles, and early snowmachines. · alaskasnewssource.com
- The new aviation wing is a partnership with the Interior and Arctic Alaska Aeronautical Foundation, which runs the Pioneer Air Museum, starting with around five planes and growing toward eight or nine. · alaskasnewssource.com
- An Amazon fulfillment center already occupies the other half of the former K-Mart building. · alaskasnewssource.com
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