West Frankfort, IL Hotels

Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Illinois

While in Illinois, you might enjoy a visit to:

This statue honors not only Popeye but also his creator, Elzie Segar, who modeled his cartoon characters on Chester residents.
~50 miles from West Frankfort.

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?
~51 miles from West Frankfort.

The Super Museum, life's work of Jim Hambrick, is stuffed with over 20,000 items relating to the Superman saga, from first appearance in comic books.
~52 miles from West Frankfort.

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