Overview

Weird, wacky, and wonderful sites to visit in Illinois

There is more to Illinois than cornfields, corrupt politicians, and the Cubs! The Land of Lincoln is filled with fascinating people, one-of-a-kind places, and things with unique and bizarre histories. Forget about quaint small town bed-and-breakfasts and crowded Chicago nightclubs—Oddball Illinois, now fully updated and expanded, takes you to the places you really want to go. See:

• Henry’s Rabbit Ranch
• America’s One and Only Hippie Memorial
• World’s First Jungle Gym
• Popeye’s Hometown
• The Leather Archives and Museum
• General Santa Ana’s two wooden legs
• World’s Largest Sock Monkey
• Scarlett O’Hara’s green drapes
• The Friendship Shoe Fence
• And many, many more sites

 This book belongs in your glove box—you never know when you’ll be in range of an oddball adventure!

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Author Biography

Jerome Pohlen is an editor and educational author who has written 10 travel guides including Oddball Indiana, Oddball Iowa, Oddball Wisconsin, and Progressive Nation. His travel writing has appeared in the Chicago Reader, Readers Digest, and TimeOut Chicago. He has been a regular contributor on travel and culture for the 848 Show on WBEZ (Chicago's NPR affliate). He lives in Chicago.