Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Illinois

While in Illinois, you might enjoy a visit to:

A children's attraction with an ax-wielding Muffler Man lumberjack and a humongous cow.
~51 miles from Mokena.

The El Rancho Motel, sadly (from our perspective) renamed the "River Trail Gardens and Inn" was a memorable location for the 1987 John Candy-Steve Martin comedy "Planes, Trains and Automobiles." Remember: those aren't pillows.
~59 miles from Mokena.

Back yard battle cast-offs, grown into a personal armored division, fill a museum and adjacent lot. A mashup of battle gear, more for the equipment geek than the military historian, which is fine by us.
~66 miles from Mokena.

Agritourism the way it should be. Watch calves being born in the Birthing Barn, then see 72 cows at a time automatically milked on a revolving giant turntable!
~48 miles from Mokena.

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