Oddball Illinois: A Guide to 450 Really Strange Places

Oddball Illinois: A Guide to 450 Really Strange Places (Oddball series)

In this updated edition, itâ€™s plain to see that the state of Illinois has only gotten weirder. Where there was once just a single Popeye statue in downstate Chester, today the town has monuments to Olive Oyl, Sweeâ€™ Pea, Bluto, the Sea Hag, and more. The creepy Piasa Bird petroglyph on the bluff in Alton now has a roadside pullout with picnic tables, and the two-story outhouse in Gays has a new contemplative garden. With almost twice as many destinations as its predecessor, this edition boasts detailed information on each siteÂ—address, phone number, website, hours, entry fees, and driving directionsÂ—as well as maps, photos, and a wealth of regional history in the descriptions. Some new sites include Henryâ€™s Rabbit Ranch, the Worldâ€™s First Jungle Gym, Ahlgrim Acres (a miniature golf course at a funeral home), the Leather Archives and Museum, General Santa Anaâ€™s two wooden legs, the Worldâ€™s Largest Sock Monkey, the Friendship Shoe Fence, a truck stop with a marionette show, and a coin-operated fire-breathing dragon. There is more between Chicago and St. Louis than cornfields and plenty of fascinating places in the Windy City that arenâ€™t on Michigan Avenue, and here is a chance to see these underappreciated sites throughout the state.
Country USA
Manufacturer Chicago Review Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-05-01
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Chicago Review Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2012-05-01
Format	Kindle eBook

Oddball Illinois: A Guide to 450 Really Strange Places (Oddball series)

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