Illinois Videos
Our Illinois road trip highlights, interviews with roadside attraction creators, clips from vintage travel shorts, and videos by Roadside America fans.
Atlanta | Muffler Men: American Giants Ep. 3 The A.G. Team prowls Atlanta IL's nostalgic Rt. 66 main street, loaner home of the Hot Dog Muffler Man. | ![]() |
Burbank | Muffler Men: American Giants Ep. 8 Two Chicago area Muffler Men get their American Giants road trip close-ups, including the mutant Frankenstein Muffler Man at Haunted Trails. | ![]() |
Chicago | Muffler Men: American Giants Ep. 7 Chicago fiberglass giants visited -- Eye Care Indian, and a rooftop Mr. Bendo, still incomplete after a windstorm cut him in half. | ![]() |
Crystal Lake | Muffler Men: American Giants Ep. 5 Documenting a Chicago area cluster in Crystal Lake, including an Indian and a Bunyan of dubious purity. | ![]() |
Crystal Lake | Muffler Men: American Giants Ep. 6 Further documenting a Chicago area cluster in Crystal Lake, a Bunyan formerly in Melrose Park. Bonus stop at Lamb's Farm, Libertyville, IL. | ![]() |
Essex | Jack Barker: Inspiration from Junk Jack Barker shows us some of his junk art sculptures and talks about his ideas. | ![]() |
Peoria | Muffler Men: American Giants Ep. 4 Further travels up Route 66 - a statue-seeking stop in Peoria for its Uniroyal Gal. | ![]() |
Peoria | Barbershop Quartet of the Presidents Rubberhead robot Presidents belt out quick musical ditty for visitors at the Wheel O' Time Museum. | ![]() |
Springfield | Muffler Men: American Giants Ep. 2 Joel and the A.G. Team continue on their journey of enlightenment, concentrating on the Lauterbach Muffler Man, decapitated in a tornado. | ![]() |