Volvo Island in Ottawa, Illinois

In 2012, the owner of a local Ottawa, Illinois, repair shop towed a 2001 Volvo S80 onto a peninsula and then used an excavator to create a small, one-car island. He intended to run a contest asking people to guess how the Volvo got there. The contest never materialized, as there was some concern that people might try to cross the 40-foot-deep lake for a better look. However, the Volvo remained. Today, it is a favorite tourist spot for those visiting the Ottawa region. The immediate area now boasts several more curiously placed vehicles, among them Volkswagen Beetles suspended from trees. The s

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