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Sufjan Steven's Illinois
City of Highland is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

1. City of Highland

Illinois
City · 4 tips and reviews

Juston P.Juston Payne: True story: Sufjan Stevens once saw a UFO here.

Lebanon, IL is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

2. Lebanon, IL

Illinois
City · 3 tips and reviews

Juston P.Juston Payne: "On to Lebanon. Oh God." - Sufjan Stevens

Columbia, IL is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

3. Columbia, IL

Illinois
City · 3 tips and reviews

Juston P.Juston Payne: "Chicago, in fashion, the soft drinks, expansion Oh Columbia! From Paris, incentive, like Cream of Wheat invented, The Ferris Wheel!" - Sufjan Stevens.

Jackson Park is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

4. Jackson Park

7.8
6401 S Stony Island Ave (btwn 56th St & 67th St), Chicago, IL
Park · 19 tips and reviews

Juston P.Juston Payne: "Chicago, in fashion, the soft drinks, expansion Oh Columbia! From Paris, incentive, like Cream of Wheat invented, The Ferris Wheel!" - Sufjan Stevens

Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

5. Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio

9.4
951 Chicago Ave (at Forest Ave), Oak Park, IL
Historic and Protected Site · 54 tips and reviews
City of Jacksonville is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

6. City of Jacksonville

Illinois
City · No tips or reviews
Nichols Park is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

7. Nichols Park

E. Vandalia Rd. (at Hollkenbrink Dr), Jacksonville, IL
Park · 1 tip

Juston P.Juston Payne: "I'm not afraid of Nichol's Park I ride the train and I ride it after dark" - Sufjan Stevens

Lincoln Home National Historic Site is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

8. Lincoln Home National Historic Site

9.2
413 S 8th St (btwn Capitol Ave & Edwards St), Springfield, IL
Historic and Protected Site · 24 tips and reviews

Juston P.Juston Payne: Mary Todd, who was pursued by Stephen A Douglas and Abraham Lincoln, went insane for very good reasons.

Pullman is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

9. Pullman

Chicago, IL
Neighborhood · 2 tips and reviews

Juston P.Juston Payne: Join Sufjan Stevens and myself in giving one more Whoo-hoo for The Pullman strikers, who started a nationwide conflict between labor unions and railroads in 1894.

City of Decatur is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

10. City of Decatur

Illinois
City · 6 tips and reviews

Juston P.Juston Payne: Our step mom, we did everything to hate her. She took us down to the edge of Decatur" - Sufjan Stevens

Sangamon river is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

11. Sangamon river

Monticello, IL
River · 2 tips and reviews

Juston P.Juston Payne: "Sangamon River it overflowed. It caused a mudslide on the banks of the operator"- Sufjan Stevens

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Square is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

12. Lincoln-Douglas Debate Square

114 East Douglas Street, Freeport, IL
Historic and Protected Site · 1 tip

Juston P.Juston Payne: Steven A. Douglas was a great debater, but Abraham Lincoln was the great emancipator." - Sufjan Stevens

Henry F Schricker Travel Plaza (Westbound) is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

13. Henry F Schricker Travel Plaza (Westbound)

4.9
28054 County Road 4 (Mile Post 90), Elkhart, IN
Rest Area · 47 tips and reviews

Juston P.Juston Payne: I drove to New York in the van, with my friend. We slept in parking lots, I don't mind, I don't mind - Sufjan Stevens

Washington Navy Yard is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

14. Washington Navy Yard

736 Sicard St. SE, Washington, D.C.
Military Base · Navy Yard · 16 tips and reviews

Juston P.Juston Payne: Your father cried on the telephone, and he drove his car to the Navy yard just to prove that he was sorry. -- Sufjan Stevens

Pulaski, IL is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

15. Pulaski, IL

Illinois
City · 2 tips and reviews

Juston P.Juston Payne: Casimir Pulaski has one claim to fame: Sufjan Stevens wrote a song about him. Oh, and he saved George Washington's life or something.

The Rock River is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

16. The Rock River

Rockford, IL
River · 1 tip

Juston P.Juston Payne: Attention, workers of the Rock River Valley Region! Sufjan Stevens has an idea concerning your predicament!

Giant Superman Statue is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

17. Giant Superman Statue

8.2
517 Market St, Metropolis, IL
Outdoor Sculpture · 19 tips and reviews

Juston P.Juston Payne: Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts -- Sufjan Stevens

City of Peoria is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

18. City of Peoria

Illinois
City · 12 tips and reviews
Wrigley Field is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

19. Wrigley Field

9.2
1060 W Addison St (btwn Sheffield Ave & Clark St), Chicago, IL
Baseball Stadium · Wrigleyville · 573 tips and reviews

Juston P.Juston Payne: The Cubs! Hooray! -- Sufjan Stevens

Expo Gardens is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

20. Expo Gardens

5.2
1601 W Northmoor Rd, Peoria, IL
Flea Market · 7 tips and reviews

Juston P.Juston Payne: The Opera House where Emma sang! America! Oh will it play? -- Sufjan Stevens

Great Godfrey Corn Maze is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

21. Great Godfrey Corn Maze

Godfrey, IL
Other Great Outdoors · 2 tips and reviews

Juston P.Juston Payne: Sufjan Stevens had an existential crisis here. If you want to experience his experience, conjoin some drones.

The Palisades is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

22. The Palisades

16 97th Street, Palisades, IL
Park · 1 tip

Juston P.Juston Payne: The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us -- Sufjan Stevens

Village of Caledonia is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

23. Village of Caledonia

Caledonia, IL
Village · 1 tip

Juston P.Juston Payne: B-U-D-A! Caledonia! S-E-C-O-R! Magnolia! B-I-R-D-S! And Kankakee! Evansville and Parker City -- Sufjan Stevens

Kankakee, IL is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

24. Kankakee, IL

Illinois
City · 2 tips and reviews

Juston P.Juston Payne: B-I-R-D-S! And Kankakee! Evansville and Parker City. -- Sufjan City

Village of Evansville is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

25. Village of Evansville

Illinois
City · 4 tips and reviews

Juston P.Juston Payne: B-U-D-A! Caledonia! S-E-C-O-R! Magnolia! B-I-R-D-S! And Kankakee! Evansville and Parker City! -- Sufjan Stevens

City of Park City is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

26. City of Park City

Illinois
City · 3 tips and reviews

Juston P.Juston Payne: B-U-D-A! Caledonia! S-E-C-O-R! Magnolia! B-I-R-D-S! And Kankakee! Evansville and Parker City -- Sufjan Stevens

27. Sailor Springs

Sailor Springs, IL
Town · 1 tip

Juston P.Juston Payne: Corn and Farms and Tombs in Lemmon, Sailor Springs and all things feminine. -- Sufjan Stevens

City of Centreville is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

28. City of Centreville

Illinois
City · 1 tip

Juston P.Juston Payne: Centerville and Old Metropolis, Shawneetownn, you trade and topple us.

Shawneetown, IL is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

29. Shawneetown, IL

Illinois
City · 2 tips and reviews

Juston P.Juston Payne: Centerville and Old Metropolis, Shawneetownn, you trade and topple us. -- Sufjan Stevens

Bushnell, Illinois is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

30. Bushnell, Illinois

Illinois
City · 1 tip

Juston P.Juston Payne: Sufjan Stevens played a string part again because he was concerned you couldn't hear it all the way out in Bushnell. He's a considerate guy, that Sufjan.

Willis Tower is one of Sufjan Steven's Illinois.

31. Willis Tower

8.3
233 S Wacker Dr (btwn W Adams St & W Jackson Blvd), Chicago, IL
Structure · The Loop · 308 tips and reviews

Juston P.Juston Payne: Sufjan Stevens wrote, "In the tower above the earth, There is a view that reaches far, Where we see the universe." He also spelled "Sears" as "Seer's," but who's keeping score?

32. Community of Egypt

Egypt, IN
Village · 1 tip

Juston P.Juston Payne: Sufjan Stevens once left here and went into the great laugh of mankind. Hit feet were rather dirty.