The Traveling Praters presents Travel Inspired Living.This post contains affiliate links. When I learned that I’d be traveling to Chicago on business a few months ago, I was thrilled that I was finally going to be able to see the Chicago Bean, otherwise known by its formal name, Cloud Gate. To me, the iconic stainless…
Illinois
Roadside Attractions: The Cross at the Crossroads of Effingham, Illinois
The Cross at the Crossroads in Effingham intersects Highway 57 and 70, easily visible to passersby from the Interstate and surrounding area. At 198 feet tall and 113 feet wide, the cross, made of over 180 tons of steel looms over Effingham, easily visible by day and illuminated at night. My family drove past the cross…
