The New York Times travel section has an excellent article about tourism opportunities in Springfield, Ill., including the many Abraham Lincoln sites and places to get your kicks on ol’ 66.
I lived near Springfield for much of my life, and Times writer Ann N. Morrison found places that were so obscure that even I didn’t know about them, including a Quonset-hut diner called Charlie Parker’s that serves a Giant Pancake that’s 16 inches across.
UPDATE: The Springfield Journal-Register reports at least one of the restaurants getting a boost from the Times article.