Museums
Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum
Check pricesA county museum housed in a historic courthouse in Effingham, Illinois, showing local history, art, and transportation.
Photo: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
Sightseeing
The Cross at the Crossroads
A very tall roadside Christian cross in Effingham, Illinois, near the I-57 and I-70 interchange, ringed by monuments to the Ten Commandments.
PO Box 218 Effingham, IL 62401 · Effingham, IL
About The Cross at the Crossroads
The Cross at the Crossroads is a large roadside cross sculpture set beside the interchange of Interstate 57 and Interstate 70 in Effingham, Illinois. The Cross Foundation, which built and maintains it, exists to share the Christian message of love, forgiveness, and eternal life. Monuments for each of the Ten Commandments stand on the ground around the cross. The project was finished in 2001, and the foundation estimates that about 20 million people drive past it each year. Visitors have described it as a source of comfort and faith, and the foundation runs volunteer and donation programs, along with seasonal events such as a nativity display and a Christmas gathering.
- #roadside cross
- #Christian
- #monument
- #Ten Commandments
- #Effingham
Printable maps
What's around here?
The closest stops to The Cross at the Crossroads, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
1.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
- Sightseeing
Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site
Check pricesA roughly 86-acre Illinois history park near Lerna built around a replica of a cabin tied to Thomas Lincoln.
27 mi awayMore like this
- Museums
American Farm Heritage Museum
Check pricesA volunteer-run nonprofit museum in Greenville, Illinois, focused on rural farm history.
46 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
