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OverviewThere 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! Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jerome PohlenPublisher: Chicago Review Press Imprint: Chicago Review Press Edition: Second Edition, Second edition Dimensions: Width: 13.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.458kg ISBN: 9781613740323ISBN 10: 1613740328 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 01 May 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsA view of quirky and under-appreciated destinations in Illinois and Chicago. -- Kane County Chronicle<br> Author InformationJerome Pohlen is an editor and educational writer who has written 10 travel guides, including Oddball Wisconsin, Oddball Iowa, Oddball Indiana, and Progressive Nation. His travel writing has appeared in the Chicago Reader, Reader's Digest, and Time Out Chicago. He has been a regular contributor on travel and culture for Eight Forty-Eight, which airs on WBEZ, Chicago's NPR affliate. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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