Standing on a vast 6.25-hectare land, the Museum of Transportation owned by the Ministry of Transportation at TMII celebrates the history and evolution of transportation through its educational recreational space. The first pole was ceremoniously planted by Mrs. Tien Soeharto on February 14, 1984, followed by the construction that started in 1985 before being officially inaugurated by President Soeharto on April 20, 1991.

At the museum, exhibitions are divided into several sections called pavilions, consisting of the central pavilion, land pavilion, sea pavilion, and air pavilion. At the central pavilion, various traditional land and sea transportations from various regions in Indonesia, powered by human, animal, and wind, are displayed, such as cikar, andong, bendi, becak, and sailboats. At the land pavilion, there is an exhibition of engine-powered land transportation, covering road, rail, river, lake, and ferry transportation. The collection includes Cikar DAMRI, the first DAMRI fleet that served as military logistics transport in Surabaya and Mojokerto in 1946, as well as train carriages and locomotives, Siantar rickshaws, and various bicycles. The sea pavilion showcases engine-powered sea transportation such as passenger ships, containers, floating docks, and sea vessels, while the air pavilion features air transportation such as airplanes and various airport transport equipment.

Additionally, there are outdoor exhibitions displaying various types of historical transportation and supporting elements. The showcased transportation modes include the first-generation locomotive of the Indonesian Railway Company, railway tracks, tunnels, wooden carriages, buses, the Extraordinary Train (KLB) used by President Soekarno and Vice President Moh. Hatta when the Indonesian government moved to Yogyakarta, the DC-9 PK-GNT aircraft owned by Garuda Indonesia, traditional Banjar inland boats, and a lighthouse from 1879.