Historic Auto Attractions

Abraham Lincoln Exhibit: A huge room full of one-of-a-kind artifacts spanning an American President's life and tragic betrayal during a period of tremendous growth and change as a nation. The World Leaders exhibit is full of rare military and personal vehicles of U.S. Presidents and other important figures from around the globe. Including; Hitler, Mussolini, Himmler, Hirohito and more! The Legends of Racing exhibit is a tribute to NASCAR's greatest drivers, it contains cars and memorabilia from Dale Earnhardt, Mark Martin, and Richard Petty. Be sure to see the Illinois Stock Car Hall of Fame, now featured in this exhibit. From movie stars like Marilyn Monroe, and James Dean to country legends like Johnny Cash and Hank Williams to the "King of Rock and Roll" himself, Elvis Presley, this room has it all. Learn all about the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle programs. With full scale models on loan from the NASA / Lyndon Johnson Space Center in Houston Texas you'll see upclose the technology that took us to the moon and back. The exhibits include the death car of Bonnie & Clyde from Arthur Penn's film of the same name, as well as the actual hats Bonnie & Clyde were wearing when they were gunned down.