The Cross - Tourist attraction in Effingham - 1900 Pike Ave, USA

Nice private roadside stop. Free to visit. The cross has pathways around it with statues and the 10 commandments. The adjoining welcome center has restrooms and a private chapel, but not much mote than that.

Beautiful day over here at The Cross, this cross you can see it from the highway and we stopped to see it, and when we saw it; it’s a beautiful and around it has the 10 commandments God gave to Moses, very beautiful and inside there is a 8 minutes video and also free coffee and restroom as well. It’s optional if you want to give a donation.

Lovely experience. I’ve been past dozens of times but this trip it worked out to visit.

Incredibly huge cross. Pretty cool little park. We'll worth the drive to see it

Larger than the cross in Groom Texas that is 190 feet tall on Interstate 40, this is truly the Largest Cross at 195 feet. The land here isn't as flat as it is in Texas, so you don't have 20 miles of driving up to it to have some building Cross tension. This cross is at the intersection of the two major highways, Interstate 70 (between Indianapolis and Saint Louis) and Interstate 57 (between Champaign and Sikeston). It is only visible from the near vicinity and it is accessed through an industrial office park with good signage. At the base of the cross is a gravel parking lot that is big enough for the largest of vehicles. There are plaques for each of the Ten Commandments and a donation box next to the visitor's center. Interesting? Yes. Detour? Maybe not.

Very cool place to go. I can't wait till they finish the rest of the area around the Cross. We weren't able to go into the shop that is there because it was closed. It was definitely a cool thing to see.

There's a short walking trail with a few statues and small gardens around the 198 foor tall cross. The building closes at 4pm not 7 during the fall and winter. If you can go inside there's a short video you could watch about the construction of the cross.

This is a very interesting place to visit. Was in awe of the size of the cross. The surrounding Ten Commandments was a really nice touch. This is a must see monument if you're a religious person. Unfortunately (and be aware), while we did stop by at night, the grounds seem to be in dire need of attending to... You could tell the grass surrounding the cross has not been cut for some time. A couple the signs we falling over and several of the audio poles didn't work...