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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Paris

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

Updated September 19, 2014

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Paris, Illinois

'Embassy Row of the Parisian Diaspora'

One of the first historical sites of an alternative universe was installed in the town of Paris, Illinois—which is now home to an annual spelling bee of Kcymaerxthaereal words.
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Paris, Illinois

'Faerie Traces'

In a grove of fast growing walnut trees outside Paris, Illinois, a marker shares the story of a fictional road building culture.
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Dedication of the Grotto, 1928

West Terre Haute, Indiana

Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes

A wartime promise becomes a shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes.
14 miles from Paris
The Barnes grave.

Ashmore, Illinois

St. Omer Cemetery Witch Grave

This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.
18 miles from Paris
Crossroads of Kymaerica

Terre Haute, Indiana

'Crossroads of Kymaerica'

In an alley not far from where two great highways meet, byways of a very different sort are honored.
18 miles from Paris
Stiffy Green's full body

Terre Haute, Indiana

Stiffy Green

Whether his story is true or not, Stiffy Green is the most beloved bulldog in all of Indiana.
18 miles from Paris
Prairie Observatory May 2021.

Oakland, Illinois

Prairie Observatory

An abandoned observatory in the middle of the Illinois prairie.
20 miles from Paris
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