World's Largest Railsplitter Covered Wagon

This is a nice little excursion on a road trip. It is only a few miles off the main road, and you can continue to pick up the highway at the next exit. It is well preserved and clean with plenty of parking. Fun to see things like this and break up the trip and walk around for a minute with really losing a lot of time. Well worth the few minutes it took.

It's lost it's cover but it's still huge. You can't climb on it. Technically they call it the world's largest rails platter. I think they should add some ox in front of it so Abe can get moving lol.

It's in thr middle of a parking lot it's a neat roadside attraction

Cool Roadside attraction along Route 66 in Lincoln Illinois, plenty of parking nearby with a information kiosk in front. Definitely a sight to see if you are in the area.

This covered wagon in Lincoln, Illinois, is the largest covered wagon in the world and is located near historic Route 66. The 24 foot tall statue of Abe Lincoln reading a law book is quite impressive to say the least.

Review Date: March 11th, 2014

To quote my friend; “It’s not even covered!”

Now, to be fair and to preface this blog post, we did stop by after it received some storm damage. So the state it was in when we visited is not a representation of what it actually looks like. The low score is from my initial visit. Should I happen to make it back, I will update the score and post new photos to reflect what it really presents. Looking into it for this blog post, I would rather like to see it in it’s former glory as it looks really cool!

Okay, so with all that in mind, my friends and I left Springfield after a day of exploring. On the way home, we saw the sign for this covered wagon. I asked everyone if they wanted to stop and check it out. They didn’t care… so 10 minutes later, we find ourselves looking at the wagon… or the damaged wagon. As stated above, it seemed to have received some storm damage and was in the process of being restored, so it was in really bad shape.

But we had some fun taking goofy photos in front of it. It was muddy out, so we couldn’t explore around the area too much. I have visited Lincoln, IL a few times since this photo was taken, so next time I am down there, I hope to have new/better photos of the wagon. It really does look cool from seeing other people’s online photos.

Plus, it’s a nod to Illinois and the USA’s history since it has Abraham Lincoln on it.

The link to the website provided below is not to the Wagon’s actual website… because it does not have one. But I do like Atlas Obscura, so I linked to their website. That way there is some reference material if you are interested in learning more about the wagon.

Cool photo opportunity, and it's so awesome to see the size and think about it actually having to work to qualify for "world's largest". Very fun little side stop for us!

The World's Largest Railsplitter Covered Wagon is a landmark right off of Interstate 55. It is a neat attraction, and you only need 5-10 minutes to make a quick stop and snap a few photos.

If you like roadside attractions be sure to take some time and see this. If you need a bathroom, the American Legion next door is open to the public and has bathrooms available.

Truly cool roadside attraction! We all loved it and thought it was a very cool photo opportunity. Lincoln, reading a law book, is 12 foot tall and the covered wagon is 24 foot tall. There is a stand nearby with information about how it is the tallest covered wagon in the world. We love roadside attractions and this is a great one just off old Route 66.

Really cool quick stop! Definitely recommend if you're in the area.
Get a few pix and fantasize about riding in this huge covered wagon!
It's in the Guinness Book of World Records!

Pretty neat! Currently being repaired due to high wind damage

Good way to spend 5 minutes. The size of the wagon is impressive. It made me want to climb up and hit the dusty trail with President Lincoln.

Yeah, so if you are traveling glRte 66 or just in the area, you’ll brighten your day by stopping here!

Free attraction. Historic Route 66 Lincoln Il

For us roadside attraction lookers, this is a great photo opportunity.

I expected it was going to be much larger than it was, but we still enjoyed the stop.

On our return trip from Chicago to Denver my daughter asked to go through St. Louis to see the Gateway Arch, it added 3 hrs to our drive, but was worth every minute. The covered wagon was very cool. I suggest going this way, looking up, and stopping at the route 66 sites along the way. A huge Paul Bunyan holding a hot dog, Lincoln in railsplitter wagon (Guinness World Record holder for the largest covered wagon), The Gemini Giant.....+ too many to list here. It added time to our trip but made it far more interesting.

Most flock to Springfield, IL for Lincoln. This roadside attraction featuring President Lincoln on a wagon is not too far from Springfield. The near by watermelon christening site is worth to visit too.

Fun quick stop off for pictures.
Has a parking lot, not bathrooms.

Touring Route 66 and stopped on side of road to view