Anna, Illinois
King Neptune Memorial
This simple gravestone remembers a pig who single-hoofedly raised $19,000,000 for the Navy.
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Anna, Illinois
This simple gravestone remembers a pig who single-hoofedly raised $19,000,000 for the Navy.
Makanda, Illinois
This odd stone memorial remembers a loyal dog who offended the rail barons with his speed and saved his master with his pee.
Alto Pass, Illinois
Even with its slightly risible name this colossal cross is still able to inspire awe.
Effingham, Illinois
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
Fairmont City, Illinois
Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.
Belknap, Illinois
Planes, trains, and automobiles have all been sunk as attractions at this Illinois diving spot.
Carbondale, Illinois
In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.
East St. Louis, Illinois
Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.
Alton, Illinois
This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.
Chester, Illinois
The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.
Mattoon, Illinois
The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.
Metropolis, Illinois
You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.
Springfield, Illinois
When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.
Cave-In-Rock, Illinois
River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.
Alto Pass, Illinois
Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.
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.
Cairo, Illinois
A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.
Boston, Massachusetts
The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.
Boston, Massachusetts
A plaque marking the famous abolitionist's birthplace often overlooked by visitors to the nearby Charles Sumner House.
Boston, Massachusetts
A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.
Boston, Massachusetts
American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.
Boston, Massachusetts
The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.
Boston, Massachusetts
The history of the tea trade is told in bas-relief on this historic pair of Boston doors.
Boston, Massachusetts
This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.