Attractions

Tune in to see actor Jeff Daniels as a Buckless Yooper. In addition, learn about a professional baseball team’s mascot called Mr. Celery, and the Museum of Funeral Customs that has one focus — death.


Business

Ever drink an okra martini or lather up with a luxury soap named after the lowly boll weevil? Need live crickets – fast? Click here to find out more about these and other businesses that offer unusual products and services!


Dining

Pass the napkins, please. You can get a fried double bologna burger, or try a pig sandwich, green chili slopper or coffee potato ice cream. Wash everything down with a white birch beer from the Hall of Foam.


Oddities

Time out: A Division I college football game actually had a final score of 222-0. Also, somebody had to invent Mother’s Day, and a city called Skullbone got its name from hosting bare-knuckle boxing matches.


Festivals

What’s that smell? Be sure to attend a celebration that features outhouse races, then bring a breath mint to the annual Garlic Festival. In addition, applaud the lucky and deserving winner of the Slug Queen Pageant.

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Devoted to the Dead
The Museum of Funeral Customs in Springfield, Ill., has one focus. Death.

Sponsored by the Illinois Funeral Directors Association, this museum was built to educate visitors on the historical background of burials, embalming and funeral customs. Some artifacts include a reproduction of Abraham Lincoln’s coffin and a recreated 1920s embalming room. There’s even an exhibit on the history of grief and mourning.

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Images of the Greater Springfield Area online is loaded with interesting information, photos and feature stories about this great community. There’s even a cool photographic video tour. Whether you are interested in visiting or relocating – or just curious – you will enjoy exploring Images of the Greater Springfield Area online.

Visit www.imagesspringfield.com for more.


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