Piasa Bird

Very interesting stop along the beautiful Scenic Byway!

The Piasa is a very interesting quick stop right along the famous Meeting of the Rivers National Scenic Byway ("the River Road") running from Hartford, IL and upriver past Grafton, IL. There is a pla...

Cool spot

Pretty cool spot with ample parking. There are some cool caves behind the painting but you cannot enter them.

Visit the Piasa, but don't use Google maps

I've known of the Piasa for years, and when I discovered it was close to where I was staying, I made the drive over. However, Google maps lead me all through Alton, into a neighborhood and expected m...

Historic and massive version of a "Thunderbird".

A very quick stop but a lot of bang for your buck. While it is a replica and located on a different limestone cliff, it is still beside the river and you can imagine what people back then thought as t...

Very interesting stop along the Great Rivers Scenic Route

This is a very interesting stop on the beautiful stretch between Alton and Grafton. The history (and legend) of the bird is very interesting, to say the least. I only wish the cave was still open so ...