Planning an Illinois road trip and looking for all the best things to do and things to see in the state? Browse below to find a selection of the best Illinois roadside attractions for sightseeing, famous tourist sites, tasty roadside restaurants, Route 66 road trip stops, top attractions, destinations, and other must-see Illinois tourist attractions at Silly America. Plan your next vacation or road trip driving through Illinois and find all the most iconic, weird, cool, and silliest sites along the way!
David Johnson’s goats are probably happier than most other goats in the world. In the small town of Findlay, Illinois (Windsor), Johnson, along with the late Jack Cloe of Herrick, erected a tower specifically for these bleating bearded animals. Known to some as the “goat tower of baaa” and others as “the world’s leading goat …
A short skip away from the Super Museum, right across from the Harrah’s Hotel and Casino, is a 40,000-square-foot building that could only be described with the proverbial “one man’s junk is another man’s treasure.” Jim Hambrick’s (yes, the same Jim Hambrick that owns the Super Museum) Americana Hollywood Museum opened in 2005 and celebrates …
Big John Grocery is a small chain of grocery stores that have a larger than life Big John statue out front (nicknamed the Big John Grocery Clerk). From what I can tell only a few superstores currently left out there (although I am not sure how many there ever were) and many of the statues that …
You have to love a good photo op! In Metropolis, not only can you get your picture taken with a 15-foot bronze rendering of the Man of Steel, but you can also BE Superman! Outside of the Super Museum there are plenty of Superman photo ops: a phone booth you can use to change from …
Metropolis, Illinois is the Home of Superman and in the heart of the town is Superman Square. Superman Square is a small triangle of land where the roads meet and where all things Man of Steel reside. There you can find the Giant Superman Statue, you can visit the Super Museum, and you can even …
Across from the life size Superman statue in Metropolis, IL is a building that is anything but unassuming. The outside is decked in red, white, and blue comic book renderings. From the outside you might expect the souvenir store that you’d find inside, but you might not expect to be walking into a museum devoted …
Metropolis: city menaced by crime and guarded by a superhero from the planet Krypton or small Midwestern town guarded by a larger-than life superhero statue? Whichever you think, both the fictional comic book locale and the town on the tip of Southern Illinois are guarded by the same super hero: Superman. Known as the “Home …
The Harrah’s Hotel and Casino in Metropolis, IL had some cool vintage slot machines on display. Site: Harrah’s Hotel and Casino Location: 100 East Front St., Metropolis, IL 62960 Date: May 2, 2009
When a town is home to anything awesome you can’t help but stop and admire its welcome sign (which is right near the Big John Grocery Clerk). Here is the Metropolis sign that beckons you to stay for a visit. While in town be sure to check out Superman Square, the Super Museum, the Lois …
Saturday morning I woke up at the not so bright and extremely early hour of 4am and hopped in my car shortly after. Flopsy was in his Flopsy cave. A Coke was in the cup holder. A video camera was in my lap. My Garmin was raring to go. I wasn’t so raring but more …
Enjoy fun games and challenges to pass the time on your next road trip and have a keepsake to look back on for years to come with this entertaining must-have for your next vacation.
The road trip you’ve been dreaming of starts here! Journal about your stops and get to know your fellow passengers with activities and exercises designed to pass the time and bring you closer together. Instead of “Are we there yet?” you’ll find yourself asking, “We’re there already?”. Complete with prompts you can turn to while driving between locations, this journal will one day be a memento of your life-changing trip.
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