God Bless America Statue - Peoria (traveling exhibition)
“God Bless America” is an homage to Grant Wood’s 1930s painting “American Gothic.” The statue built by Seward Johnson is 23 foot tall.
This giant statue ist temporarily based in front of the Riverfront Museum in Peoria.
It is traveling all over the states. Before it was broght to Peoria it was in Elkhart, IN, Des Moines, IA and Chicago, IL
*Seward Johnson died on March 10, 2020 (R.I.P)
| Name of the Roadside Attraction: | God Bless America Statue (by John Seward Johnson II) |
| Parking: | parking garage of the riverfront museum |
| Time required: | 20 minutes |
| Descripton: | “God Bless America” is an homage to Grant Wood’s 1930s painting “American Gothic.” The statue built by Seward Johnson is 23 foot tall. |
| Next town: | Peoria, IL |
| Findable: | easy in town |
| Fee area: | no fee |
| Giftshop: | yes in the museum |
| Food or drinks: | no |
| Kind of attraction: | Roadside /Art |
| Best time to vistit: | It is a traveling exhibition |
| Address: | 222 SW Washington St, Peoria, IL 61602, USA |
| Directions: | While in Peoria take exit 93 of I-74 |
| Opening Hours: | 24/7 |
| Last visited: | October 2019 |
