I drove across with a class C RV which is way too big for this bridge. However, I did NOT see a…read moresign that limits the size or type of vehicle to cross. I won't ever make that mistake again of driving over as I didn't retract the ride side mirror arm and thus it got smashed in and shattered. Luckily nothing else broke. After that incident, I kept driving on the median line. It's a beautiful bridge nevertheless!

Writing this review out of order because I am so amazingly unhappy with this horrible, horrible…read morebridge! Connecting the communities of Paducah Kentucky with Brookport Illinois, the Irvin S. Cobb Bridge carries US-45 across the Ohio River. Completed in 1929, this two lane bridge is a steel deck bridge with ten spans. Total length of 5385 feet which is longer than a mile. I crossed it because Daniel P. told me I had to experience it. And because I didn't need to be in Brookport next, I got to make a u-turn and cross this POS bridge a second time. Because it's a steel deck bridge, it wanted very much to turn my tires. So instead of going naturally straight, I spent the two minutes (25 mph speed limit) fighting the steering wheel because the bridge wanted me both in the wall or in the opposing lane. What the heck! There's no toll. And I will definitely NEVER use this bridge again! [Review 1172 of 2024 - 165 in Indiana - 22195 overall]

I've visited multiple historical sites similar to this mound site, across the country. Of all the…read moreexperiences this one stands out for a very specific reason. All the others are just the mounds with their accompanying history explained. This is the first one I've been to that goes above and beyond just seeing a grassy mound and actually has a fully excavated, and protected site within it. I find this fascinating. This type of historical location is only as exciting as the person visiting it wants to make it. Having this extra layer of dirt removed to actually see what's under one of these mounds is much more gratifying. In any event, I think it's important to take a moment and imagine life at the time the mound was created almost 1000 years ago and how different it is from what we experience today, standing in the same spot. This is an excellent site with great documentation and a very friendly and helpful staff. Definitely worth taking an hour out of your day if you're in the area to stop by and experience this place.

Stopped here on our way to explore Cairo staff was wonderful learned a lot about the mystery of the…read morearea

This aged marker is located at the entrance to Fort Defiance Park in a parking area for the State…read moreHighway Patrol office. It has clearly seen better days but it is still legible with much information. It reads, "Pierre Francois Xavier de Charlevoix, a French Jesuit, reported as early as 1721 that the land at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers would be a strategic location for settlement and fortification. Nearly a century later, in 1818, the Illinois territorial legislature incorporated the city and the Bank of Cairo. But Cairo was then only a paper city, and plans for its development came to a standstill with the death of John Gleaves Comegys, the leading promoter of the corporation. "The area's commercial potential again captured the imagination of Illinois leaders and eastern investors in the 1830's. New city promoters incorporated the Cairo City and Canal Company and made elaborate plans for levees, canals, factories, and warehouses. The first levees failed to hold back the rampaging rivers, and financial difficulties slowed the commercial boom. Company policy to lease, not sell, city lots also retarded expansion. With the first sale of lots in 1853 and the completion of the Illinois Central Railroad from Chicago to Cairo late in 1854, the city began to prosper. "When the Civil War began, both Northern and Southern strategists Paid Advertisement recognized the military importance of Cairo. On April 22, 1861, ten days after the bombardment of Fort Sumter, troops arrived to hold Cairo for the Union. They established camps on the land south of Cairo, and the city flourished as a troop and supply center for General Ulysses S. Grant's army. Although the city bustled with wartime activity, non-military commerce was reoriented along east-west lines." [Review 1470 of 2025 - 225 in Illinois - 25023 overall]

This is one of those weird roadside things that I just can't pass up. Buried behind some shrubbery…read morethat needs some serious maintenance, this is a water fountain for horses. Yes, I've seen hundreds of people water fountains and dozens of dog water fountains, but this is the absolute first water fountain for horses. There are two plaques. The one at horse eye level reads "1907 presented by the National Human Alliance. Hermon Lee Jenson Founder." The one at ground level, "This horse watering fountain moved by Beasley Monument Company 15 feet southward from a former location June 1, 1979 at the direction of H. Eugene Katterjohn, Jr. This marker placed September 1993." The fountain itself doesn't look clean enough for horses to drink from at the moment, aside from the fact that the bushes need trimming. [Review 16306 overall - 122 in Kentucky - 1812 of 2021.]

Standing in front of a building that now serves as a community center, it wasn't always so. This…read moremarker points out what it used to be. On the front, "Ground broken for this college on December 9, 1909, by Dr. Dennis H. Anderson, who had a determination to improve education for Negroes in Kentucky. The cornerstone for first building laid, 1911. Dr. Anderson failed to get bill passed in 1912 legislature to make the school a state institution. It did become state-supported in 1918 and by 1938 had grown to be the third largest Negro junior college in the United States." And on the reverse, "West Kentucky Industrial College. Before it merged with Kentucky State, 1938, this college was served by Presidents D. H. Anderson, 1909-37, and H. C. Russell, 1937-38. A vocational school established in 1938. The following have served as its president: M. H. Griffin, 1938-43; H. C. Russell, 1943-47; M. J. Sleet (Acting Pres.), 1947-48; C. L. Timberlake, 1948-57; and H. C. Mathis since 1957. School has continued to meet the vocational needs of Kentuckians." This is marker number 1469 and it is Presented by the National Alumni Association: Lorenzo Goatley, President, J. D. Marks, Jr., Secy. [Review 1236 of 2024 - 267 in Kentucky - 22259 overall]

For a welcoming center, this will have to be the first time we've seen anything so big and so neat,…read moreand so welcoming to visitors! The photo on their website didn't matched the photos we took, probably, we came in from the back, where they have a pathway garden 'memorial', a white wrought iron bench, and a gazebo-like section for gossiping! Want more to see what else is inside? Browse through my photos! Tells more than words.

Not your average rest stop. Coming from the south you take an exit and an overpass to get to share…read morethe rest stop with southern bound traffic just outside of Paducah Kentucky. It's a stop that was oddly different not typical in many ways. it's currently under a facelift still open with the front area blocked off but they are a historical site so its a beautiful blend of early colonial architecture along with accessible. A step back in history a nice refreshing stop. As if you're going to a mansion/ museum and an official one of a kind historic building combined with all kinds of information booths for the areas in Kentucky. 21/2025

I'm sad that I was here on a Sunday afternoon and did not have a chance to properly tour the…read moreinterior of this beautiful home. It's clear that this is a leftover from better days in Cairo, a city that has fallen into deep disrepair like a shopping mall with no tenants. The outside is stunning with well kept grounds including the small gazebo and the brick paths. Even if it's closed for the day, it's still well worth a good walk around. [Review 1242 of 2024 - 197 in Illinois - 22265 overall]

I saw this place on the map and was looking for something to do it was awesome. The tour guide is…read moreso sweet and knowledgeable. He really cares about his job. There's so much to see there. If you have a chance and you like old homes this is a must see. The $8 fee is well worth the money. They were just taking down there Christmas decorations but the place was still impressive. If you can give a call before you go in case he's out that would be great because you don't wanna miss this house.

Nice reception and patience answered all questions in a timely manner and clear. I would recommend…read morethem as far as going to an office that is close to Cairo Illinois