Every year I go and take a photo of Vanna Whitewall in her bikini in front of Peoria Plaza Tire. Memorial Day was Monday, so I’m guessing that Vanna’s in her bikini and I was going to go and take a photo of her for the blog today. Then I started thinking of other roadside attractions in Peoria and decided to take a roadside attraction tour. Oh and I’ve also decided that since a lot of roadside attractions are kind of creepy, I’ll be rating each one with the official MBIP Sad Clown Creepymeter! Okay, to the MBIP Mobile we go!
It's a great day for a roadside attraction tour! Lots of cloud coverage to hide that rotten sunshine! Okay, we've got ten stops to make and here we go with...
Attraction Number One
Location: Carl’s Bakery & Restaurant • 819 E Camp Street • East Peoria
Attraction: Giant Rooster with a cowboy hat near the side of the building.
MBIP Sad Clown Creepymeter Rating: Three and a half sad clowns. I think it’s the hat that creeps me out the most!
Attraction Number Two
Location: M & M Twistee Treat • 1207 E Washington Street • East Peoria
Attraction: Giant Ice Cream Cone Building.
MBIP Sad Clown Creepymeter Rating: One sad clown. Not really creepy but I get a brain freeze just looking at that thing!
Attraction Number Three
Location: Junction City Shopping Center • 5901 N Prospect Road • Peoria
Attraction: Parking Lot Water Tower.
MBIP Sad Clown Creepymeter Rating: One sad clown. Not creepy, but it makes me a little sad because I don’t think there’s any water in there. And these pretzels are making me thirsty!
AtTraction Number Four
Location: Junction City Shopping Center • 5901 N Prospect Road • Peoria
Attraction: Giant Chess Board on the Boardwalk.
MBIP Sad Clown Creepymeter Rating: Two Sad Clowns. I’ve never learned to play chess and would hate to try to start with this oversized board!
Attraction Number Five
Location: Tower Park • 1222 E Kingman Avenue • Peoria Heights
Attraction: Six Foot Tall Woodpecker Perched High Up On The 200 Foot Tower.
MBIP Sad Clown Creepymeter Rating: Three Sad Clowns. I have a fear of heights and just looking at this brings back a shivering memory from an old MBIP post!
Attraction Number Six
Location: Tower Park • 1222 E Kingman Avenue • Peoria Heights
Attraction: Crying PIg Girl.
MBIP Sad Clown Creepymeter Rating: Four Sad Clowns. I had no idea this statue was there, but it’s going to give me nightmares for sure. Yikes!
Attraction Number Seven
Location: Emo's Dairy Mart • 3618 N Prospect Road • Peoria
Attraction: Creepy Clown Up On The Roof.
MBIP Sad Clown Creepymeter Rating: Three Sad Clowns. It’s creepy, but after seeing the crying pig girl it looks kind of tame now.
Attraction Number Eight
Location: Alwan & Sons Meat Company • 703 E War Memorial Drive • Peoria Heights
Attraction: Two Giant Cows—One above the entrance, one on the side of the building.
MBIP Sad Clown Creepymeter Rating: One Sad Clown. I’ll give it a one, but if you’re a vegetarian it’ll probably be four sad clowns.
Attraction Number Nine
Location: Neal Auto Parts • 3407 W Farmington Road • Peoria
Attraction: Mini St. Louis Arch With Car Suspended From It.
MBIP Sad Clown Creepymeter Rating: Two Sad Clowns. Not so creepy, but the whole time I was taking photos I was scared that the car was going to shake loose and fall on me.
Attraction Number Ten
Location: Peoria Plaza Tire • 1800 SW Washington Street • Peoria
Attraction: Vanna Whitewall.
MBIP Sad Clown Creepymeter Rating: Four Sad Clowns. Vanna has never creeped me out at all, but I’m really sad that she doesn’t have her bikini on yet! Come on Plaza Tire, get with the program, sheesh! Oh well, it’ll give me an excuse to come back. I hope you enjoyed this Peoria Roadside Attraction Tour and we’ll see you all tomorrow!
Related Posts: Vanna Whitewall In Her Bikini, Shivering Heights and Lunch With Jeanette Kendall At Carl’s Bakery.