“See the Batmobile & Marty McFly's Deloreon!”
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.
This place is awesome from to start to finish! It has a piece of history for everyone age 12 To 100. It is incredible that one person has this much passion about history and the means to share it. Everything is well displayed and easy to digest and read. We met the owner Wayne Lensing, who is kind, humble and knowledgable. Thanks Wayne! The Fesers
This place was great. Definitely a hidden gem. It is not just automobiles. It has a lot of artifacts from very significant times in history.
Wow. Wonderful stop. We are so glad we made time for this. Tony gave a wonderful tour and we enjoyed the stories. Please stop and see this wonderful display of history.
We were surprised by all that this Museum has to offer! Tony the historian was very informative. We spent about 30-45 minutes but could have stayed longer if we had time! Points of interest for everyone in our group ages 11-42!
Amazing collection! We had a blast! If we come this way again we would stop for a second go round!
Great displays. Took us 1 1/2 hours to do. Many famous cars and also Movie displays.
Worth the fee. Close to highway.
Not just for car lovers! Lots of historical and cultural displays, plus tons of excellent information. The "wax museum" side isn't the best, granted, but not the worst, either. It still gets five stars for neon so totally chock-full of fascinating stuff. We spent an hour there going through their enormous collection and we probably could have stayed longer to watch all the informational videos. Don't miss this!
This place was great!!! Totally worth the admission price, not just cars but all sorts of collectibles. Almost too much to take in. Worth the trip.
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