Visit Salt Lake City to Feel the Toyota Land Cruiser Love

If you adore Toyota Land Cruisers, you've probably heard of the Land Cruiser Heritage Museum, a private collection of more than 100 Land Cruisers in Salt Lake City owned by Greg Miller. Even if you don't care about Land Cruisers but still like car museums, you'll find this place more than intriguing.

And there's a good opportunity to experience this unique collection on Sept. 9, when the Land Cruiser Heritage Museum will host the 14th annual CruiserFest, with the support of Toyota USA. Yes, a pre-production version of the all-new 2024 Land Cruiser will be on display at CruiserFest, but it can be viewed in context of every generation of Land Cruiser that has come before, including a very jeep-like 1958 FJ25, with rich patina.

Museum owner Greg Miller has been collecting historically significant Land Cruisers for years.

This 1966 FJ45LV Land Cruiser was a one-owner vehicle in Nevada until the museum acquired it in 2021.

This Canadian 1978 FJ55 LG (right) has just 18,000 km (11,000 miles) on the odometer, with original paint and original tires. It is believe to be the best original condition FJ55 in the world.

A 1973 FJ40 Land Cruiser that was lost in the Paradise, California, fires in 2018, which claimed 86 lives.

This 1960 FJ28LVA Land Cruiser Four-Door Wagon comes from Venezuela and is believed to be one of three left.

This 1962 FQ15 was used as a civilian work truck for almost 45 years in Australia.

This 1967 FJ40 Land Cruiser was restored from the ground up and acquired by the museum in 2013.

This 1964 FJ45 Short Bed Truck was once owned by the late Marv Spector, founder of Specter Off-road in Chatsworth, California.

The Land Cruiser led Toyota's drive into world markets, taking the all-important first step in fulfilling Kiichiro Toyoda's dream to design and build a car in Japan.

1958 FJ25 Land Cruiser in original condition, as acquired by the museum.

1960 FJ25 Land Cruiser Hard Top on loan to the museum, with original paint and the factory air intake hose connected to the fender opening.

A battered 1965 FJ45LV Land Cruiser from Canada.

Land Cruisers as far as the eye can see.

This 1983 FJ45 Australian Troopy was restored by Andras Koka in Australia and brought to the museum in 2019.

The Land Cruiser Heritage Museum has more vehicles than it can fit indoors, especially when Toyota is hosting a special event for the new Land Cruiser.

The museum began in the former Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, but moved to Salt Lake City in 2015.

The museum houses what is believed to be the world's most diverse collection of Land Cruisers.

“When I’m in a Land Cruiser, I’m usually in a place I love, with people I love, doing what I love,” says museum owner Greg Miller.

A Land Cruiser with 1980s graphics.

The goal of the museum is to acquire and display one of every model of Land Cruiser ever produced, which is well over 100 models.

Greg Miller dreamed up the museum when realizing Toyota did not maintain a complete collection of his favorite vehicle.