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All the United States Illinois Collinsville

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Collinsville

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Collinsville, Illinois

Updated November 24, 2010

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Monks Mound at Cahokia

Collinsville, Illinois

Cahokia Mounds

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.
Collinsville’s catsup bottle

Collinsville, Illinois

World's Largest Catsup Bottle

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.
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Illinois Woodhenge

Fairmont City, Illinois

Illinois Woodhenge

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.
4 miles from Collinsville
Facade of the eatery

Granite City, Illinois

Luna Café

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.
8 miles from Collinsville
Permanently Closed
Inside the plant.

East St. Louis, Illinois

Armour Meatpacking Plant

An abandoned meat mecca now serves as an excellent locale for urban exploration.
8 miles from Collinsville
The geyser was added in place of Eero Saarinen’s original plan for a twin arch on the east side of the river

East St. Louis, Illinois

Gateway Geyser

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.
10 miles from Collinsville
Cotton Belt Freight Depot

St. Louis, Missouri

Cotton Belt Freight Depot

An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.
10 miles from Collinsville
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