Arcola
Rocking Chair
125 N. County Road 425E
rockome.com
A longtime family favorite at Rockome Gardens sitting at 42 inches wide and 90 inches high!
Atlanta
Bunyon Giant
103 SW Arch St. (Old Rt. 66)
illinoisroute66.org
This 19 foot giant welcomes Rt. 66 visitors in Atlanta.
Bloomington-Normal
Largest Wind Farm: Twin Groves Wind Farm
bloomingtonnormalcvb.org
East of the Mississippi River with over 240 turbines across 22,000 acres. The wind turbines are 221 feet tall and the blade is 128 feet long.
Casey
World’s Largest Golf Tee
203 NE 13 St
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Measuring 30ft and 3/4″ and weighs 6,659 lbs! It is constructed of yellow pine boards and over 60 gallons of glue and 120 pounds of screws.
World’s Largest Knitting Needles and Crochet Hook
2 E Main St
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The Knitting Needle weighs in at 50 lbs and 13 ft tall. The Crochet Hook stand over 6 ft 9 lbs.
World’s Largest Wind Chimes:
Bolin Enterprises, Inc.
107 East Main St.
cityofcaseyil.org
With chimes suspended nearly 50 feet above the ground, the BEI wind chime is a sight to behold! The longest of five chimes is 42 feet long-almost double that of the past world record holder.
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Effingham
Cross at the Crossroads
1900 Pike Ave
visiteffinghamil.com
This 198 feet tall symbol of love and hope welcomes travelers along the interstate.
Greenup
Cumberland County Covered Bridge
1501-1505 Cumberland Rd
byways.org
At 200 ft., it is the longest single span covered bridge with no restrictions in the U.S.
Lincoln
Railsplitter Covered Wagon
1750 5th St.
destinationlogancountyil.com
Recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the World’s Largest Covered Wagon. When fully assembled the wagon weighs five tons and measures forty feet long, twelve feet wide, and twenty-four feet tall.
Monticello
Allerton Music Barn
515 Old Timber Road
allertonmusicbarn.com
This 19th century newly-refurbished Dutch hay barn is over 40 ft. high offering a big-time concert line-up.
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Pontiac
Route 66 Mural
110 W. Howard Street
visitpontiac.org
Take your photo in front of the ‘World’s Largest’ Route 66 Shield!
Springfield
Mastodon Skeleton
502 South Spring St
museum.state.il.us
This replica can be found at the Illinois State Museum standing 9 ft. 8 1/2 inches and is over 18 ft. long with tusks.
Rees Carillon
1740 Fayette Street
carillon-rees.org
Built in 1961, the tower is 132 feet high making it one of the largest in the world!
The Rail Splitter
801 Sangamon Ave
Illinois State Fair Grounds
Standing at about 35’ tall with ax in hand, this Abraham Lincoln statue was placed in honor of Illinois Sesquicentennial in 1968.
Staunton
Tall Bunny
Historic U.S. 66
henrysroute66.com
This 9 feet tall bunny can be seen at Henry’s Ra66it Ranch on Rt. 66.
Stewardson
The Big Cow
Rt 32
stewardsonil.com
Check out this big bovine that greets visitors into town.
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