Macombopoly ~ The World’s Largest Monopoly Game!
Something BIG is Coming to Downtown Macomb! Coming May 9, 2024 at 11:00 AM! The World’s Largest Monopoly Game! Roll the dice and play on Macomb’s Historic Courthouse Square! Macombopoly will be the world’s largest Monopoly board, paying homage to both the classic board game and its inspiration – The Landlord’s Game, invented by Macomb resident Elizabeth…
Read MoreLooking For Lincoln Self-Guided Tour
Through the Looking For Lincoln offices in Springfield, IL and the U.S. National Parks Service, Macomb celebrates it’s designation as an Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area by way of it’s Looking For Lincoln Self-Guided Tour. This unique attraction allows users to experience 10 significant sites throughout Unforgettable Forgottonia‘s Macomb and McDonough County directly related and pertaining to Abraham Lincoln…
Read MoreLiving Lincoln Topiary Monument
The Living Lincoln Topiary Monument is a 16 foot high by 8 foot wide bust of our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln. It’s mixed media construction of durable cast stone and steel features a unique topiary aspect in which the 16th president’s beard consist of real living flowering plants and greenery, making it the only sculpture of…
Read MoreLittle Creek Alpacas Farm
Little Creek Alpacas is a small family farm located in Forgottonia‘s Plymouth, IL, less than 30 minutes southwest of Macomb, IL. They raise Suri and Huacaya alpacas, breeding mostly for appaloosa, pattern, light fawn, white, grey, and black fleece. Little Creek currently sell breeding stock, and fiber & pet Suri and Huacaya alpacas, as well as…
Read MoreBarn Quilts Trail
A Barn Quilt is a large, hand-painted wooden block typically displayed on the front or side of a barn. McDonough County is dotted with dozens of these unique and charming examples of modern folk art and you can follow your own quilt trail throughout Forgottonia. You might also find interest in McDonough County’s Historic Barns.
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