Big John is no longer located in Carmi, Il. They removed the statue sometime ago so please don't waste your trip like I did.
not really much to this and not really worth the trip unless you are in the exact area. The area reminds me of a mini Georgetown, Washington DC with plenty of shops and restaurants.
absolutely the best stop on our trip. 2100 miles and 33 stops from va to co all oddball attractions and this was one of the top stops. The sculpture was awesome. However, there was also a great little mill next to a stream and a fish pond with fish food. But the general store and restaurant were amazing. This is well worth the stop and definitely worth going out of your way to see and experience and believe me you will go out of your way to get here. The drive is amazing, a nice mountain winding road that ends at this gem. The general store is top notch with tons of goods to view or purchase. There is even a meat smoker outside shaped like an old coal steam engine train. Well worth the drive. I highly recommend this place.
This was an interesting stop. The place is someone's home and the windows have no curtains so you can see right in which is creepy to be honest. It was an awesome off the wall photo op for sure. Like the others we were in and out with our picture.
nothing really special about this, just a fun photo op and it's located on the property of a small town restaurant with very friendly owners. Really nice stop if you happen to be driving through or by the area.
This was located in a very small town behind a gas station. There were signs all over the place that said no trespassing, etc. With that said, no one bothered us when we took pictures and it's a pretty cool out of the norm photo op if you happen to be in the area. I wouldn't make a special trip for this though.