Renovations underway at Rockford area home to massive Kennedy collection

If having one of the largest collections of John F. Kennedy memorabilia in the country isn’t reason enough to check out Historic Auto Attractions in Roscoe, you’ll have a few more reasons this spring.

“When people walk in to the lobby, it’s going to be a completely different face from what they are used to,” said museum director Alex Merry. “And once you step foot into the museum, the entire western area is going to be completely reimagined.

“You’re going to be walking through the Wild West town and being able to look through some of the windows and see displays like Gunsmoke. You’ll look into the hotel and see Jesse James and Wyatt Earp and outlaws and there will be some interactive stuff, too.”

The museum’s TV Land and Movie Land areas also will be revamped.

“I can’t say what those changes will be just yet, but there will be some pretty big changes.”

More: Museum houses one of largest Kennedy memorabilia collections

Historic Auto Attractions, 13825 Metric Road, is an eclectic collection of artifacts from American history, world history and automotive history.

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