Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Illinois

While in Illinois, you might enjoy a visit to:

Almost 15 ft. tall white king chess piece stands in front of the Hall of Fame, which honors players from Bobby Fischer to Ben Franklin.
~17 miles from Belleville.

Exhibits and life-size statue at the birthplace of the World's Tallest Man, Robert Wadlow, who stood nearly nine feet tall.
~28 miles from Belleville.

The personal collection of space enthusiast Earl Mullins, augmented by official NASA artifacts. See Gus Grissom's survival knife, try on the space glove of a cosmonaut.
~51 miles from Belleville.

Towering fiberglass woodsman waves from the corner of a salvage yard near the interstate.
~55 miles from Belleville.

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