Dublin, Ohio
Cornhenge
The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.
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Dublin, Ohio
The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.
Peoria, Illinois
This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.
Lincoln, Illinois
The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.
Lincoln, Illinois
Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.
Atlanta, Illinois
While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.
Gays, Illinois
This historic lavatory leftover features two levels of defecation stations completely without context.
Charleston, Illinois
The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.
Ashmore, Illinois
This abandoned Abraham Lincoln statue has also earned the honorary of "World's Ugliest."
Casey, Illinois
The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.
Martinsville, Illinois
Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.
Ashmore, Illinois
This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.
Quincy, Illinois
This Mediterranean castle was built for a millionaire and his giant dog.
Elsah, Illinois
First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.
Alton, Illinois
This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.
Granite City, Illinois
A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.
East St. Louis, Illinois
Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.
Collinsville, Illinois
Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.
Fairmont City, Illinois
Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.
Chester, Illinois
Now nearly abandoned, Kaskaskia was once the capital of Illinois and one of the most important towns on the upper Mississippi.
Chester, Illinois
The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.
Alto Pass, Illinois
Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.
Alto Pass, Illinois
Even with its slightly risible name this colossal cross is still able to inspire awe.
Cairo, Illinois
A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.
Metropolis, Illinois
You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.