The planets of Peoria. (solar-system scale model in Peoria, illinois) (Light Elements) (Column)

From: Discover | Date: March 1, 1995| Author: Kluger, Jeffrey | Copyright information

I decided to visit the planet neptune this winter. Imagine my surprise when I found it in Peoria, Illinois. * Actually, Neptune wasn't in Peoria proper, but just northeast, in the tiny town of Roanoke. Just northwest, in Kewanee, you can find Pluto, and once you get to Peoria itself, the seven other planets-Mercury straight through Uranus-start turning up. * The solar system I visited that day, of course, was not the genuine article. The genuine article is a little big for that. A to...

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