The Story Behind Miss Belvedere

Wayne tells the tale of how the storied Miss Belvedere found its home at Historic Attractions. Miss Belvedere is also known as the time capsule car. Buried in a concrete vault in Tulsa, Oklahoma for 50 years. Its trunk was filled with items from 1957, lowered into the vault, closed up, and buried. In 2007 the whole country waited in anticipation for the revealing of the car. What they found, no one expected.

Recent Videos

A silver Apollo command module is displayed in a museum, surrounded by informational panels and exhibits about space exploration, including posters and artifacts from various NASA missions.

57th Anniversary of Apollo 11

A museum display dedicated to Buddy Holly featuring framed photos, records, memorabilia, and three shirts on mannequins under a sign that reads Buddy Holly.

The Day The Music Died

A man in a black shirt and cap looks at a wall with large black-and-white photos and memorabilia from the TV show Gunsmoke. A wooden chair with a sign and framed pictures are also on display.

Gunsmoke the American Western

A poster of a movie.

Winds of War Movie, Scale Model Battleship Used in Filming

A blue and red shield-shaped road sign with INTERSTATE in white on a red background at the top and the number 90 in white on a blue background below.

Plan Your Visit

conveniently located 1 Mile off Interstate I-90

Just off the Rockton Road Exit

25 min. from Downtown Rockford, IL

55 min. from Downtown Madison, WI

1 hour 10 min. from Downtown Milwaukee, WI

1 hour 35 min. from Downtown Chicago, IL

2 hours from Dubuque, IA

2 hours 30 min. from Peoria, IL

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