Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Illinois

While in Illinois, you might enjoy a visit to:

You'd think that he'd be buried out in California, but he was transferred to a local prison here a few years before he died. Of bird flu?
~53 miles from Murphysboro.

Water tower painted to resemble a bottle of Brooks Tangy Catsup.
~71 miles from Murphysboro.

Exhibits are always changing in this purposefully wacky place, but apparently the giant pair of underpants is still here.
~76 miles from Murphysboro.

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