Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Illinois

While in Illinois, you might enjoy a visit to:

Perhaps best known from the 1980 Blue Brothers movie as the prison Jake Blues was released from. The old prison is closed, but an adjacent parking lot and park offers an up close vantage point, and signs provide information on history and Hollywood infamy.
~19 miles from Matteson.

A funeral parlor with a sense of humor offers horror-themed mini-golf course in its basement.
~45 miles from Matteson.

A children's attraction with an ax-wielding Muffler Man lumberjack and a humongous cow.
~54 miles from Matteson.

An ostentatious private home of the Onan family, dazzling in sunlight, fit for the old gods of Egypt. Includes a three-pyramid garage, King Tut's Tomb replica, and towering statue of Ramses.
~64 miles from Matteson.

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