Vandalia, Illinois - Fire Breathing Steel Dragon
- Address:
- Veterans Avenue, Vandalia, IL
- Directions:
- Take exit 61 off I-70 and head towards the Walmart, make a left at the light for US 40, the Dragon will be on your right about a mile or 2. Corner of Van Tran Ave (Veteran's Parkway) and Rock Island Avenue.
- Admission:
- Free.
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Vandalia, Illinois - Fire-Breathing Dragon The dragon still stands, as proud and ferociously fire-breathing as ever. Tokens are $1 and are sold at the liquor store across the street. There's also a Geocache hidden here! [Eric Bolstridge, 07/16/2009]
Vandalia, Illinois - Fire Breathing Steel Dragon The dragon is token-operated. You can buy the tokens for 1 dollar each at the liquor store across the street. Look for the coin box on the telephone pole next to the dragon. [kenny, 10/23/2008][RA: The fee is reasonable, considering the ever-escalating cost of dragon's breath. March 2009: Photo added.]
Vandalia, Illinois - Fire Breathing Steel Dragon This is a steel dragon approximately 30-35 foot tall and 30 foot long that breathes fire and has glowing eyes. My wife and I found him on a trip down US 40 late one night, and stopped in June of 2007 in the daylight. We were fortunate enough to have one of the builders show us how he breathed fire. [Jack and Christine Ashby, 05/31/2008][RA: March 2009: Photo added.]
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