Sparta, Illinois: Iron Acres
Welded junk metal sculptures include a T-rex made of wheel rims and a terrifying mutant SpongeBob SquarePants. The artworks started appearing in 2018 and have increased in numbers and complexity.
- Address:
- 1247 W. Broadway St., Sparta, IL
- Directions:
- One mile west of downtown, on the north side of IL-154/W. Broadway St., just west of the WHCO radio station.
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Several scrap statues, created by a local artist, are displayed in a field.
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