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All the United States Illinois Arcola

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Arcola

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Arcola, Illinois

Updated November 24, 2015

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The Hippie Memorial

Arcola, Illinois

Hippie Memorial

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.
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Buggy rides at Rockome Gardens (Flickr/Пероша)

Arcola, Illinois

Rockome Gardens - An Amish Themepark

You were once able to challenge a chicken to tic-tac-toe at this park, which is now converted into the Aikman Wildlife Adventure.
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Prairie Observatory May 2021.

Oakland, Illinois

Prairie Observatory

An abandoned observatory in the middle of the Illinois prairie.
13 miles from Arcola

Mattoon, Illinois

Grave of Arland D. Williams, Jr.

The final resting place of the hero of Air Florida Flight 90 known as "the man in the water."
13 miles from Arcola
Illinois’ Original Burger King from streetside

Mattoon, Illinois

Illinois’ Original Burger King

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.
14 miles from Arcola

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Airtight Bridge

The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.
14 miles from Arcola
View of the well from the west

Mattoon, Illinois

Blalack & Walter Well No. 1

This small-town park in southern Illinois has a 1,000,000-gallon swimming pool and a 100,000-barrel oil well.
14 miles from Arcola
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