A vehicle uses a railway underpass, or according to myth, the last of seven 鈥榞ates鈥 that leads to Hell on Tuesday, Oct.13, 2026, at Bauer Road and Country Lane in Troy, Ill. According to series of railway underpasses that begin in Collinsville, if passed in order, will open a gate to Hell if the time is midnight during passage under the seventh gate,
Christian Gooden, Post-Dispatch
A truck passes under a railway overpass in Collinsville on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, at Lebanon and Lockman Roads. Urban legend holds that it is also known as 鈥淕ate Two鈥 of seven underpasses on a specific route that, when traveled in order to the last 鈥済ate鈥, will open a portal to Hell and deliver all occupants there if done right at Midnight.
Christian Gooden, Post-Dispatch
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A headstone depicting a kneeling angel in Calvary Cemetery, as a vehicle travels east on Calvary Avenue. Urban legend has it that a ghostly hitchhiker wanders the street, which lay between Calvary and Bellefontaine cemeteries. Her name, according to myth, is Hitchhiker Annie.
A vehicle heads west on Calvary Avenue between the Bellefontaine, left, and Calvary, right, cemeteries on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, on 最新杏吧原创鈥 north side right as dusk arrives.
This mural of the infamous man-eating Piasa bird decorates the bluff just west of Alton. First described by Father Marquette in 1673, it was degraded by gunfire but has been re-created several times since.聽
A vehicle goes from 鈥楪ate 3鈥 to 鈥楪ate 4鈥 through railway underpasses along Longhi Road in Collinsville on Tuesday, Oct.13, 2026, that, according to myth, are necessary in the sequence to a seventh that opens a portal to Hell. The seventh 鈥済ate must be crossed at midnight.
A convertible passes under a railway overpass in Collinsville on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, at Lebanon and Lockman Roads. Urban legend holds that it is also known as 鈥淕ate Two鈥 of seven underpasses on a specific route that, when traveled in order to the last 鈥済ate鈥, will open a portal to Hell and deliver all occupants there if done right at Midnight.
The Haunted Express, which takes off from Al Foster Trail, takes visitors on parts of the legendary Zombie Road in Wildwood. Actors jump out at various points of the train ride to scare the riders.
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A vehicle uses a railway underpass, or according to myth, the last of seven 鈥榞ates鈥 that leads to Hell on Tuesday, Oct.13, 2026, at Bauer Road and Country Lane in Troy, Ill. According to series of railway underpasses that begin in Collinsville, if passed in order, will open a gate to Hell if the time is midnight during passage under the seventh gate,
A headstone depicting a kneeling angel in Calvary Cemetery, as a vehicle travels east on Calvary Avenue. Urban legend has it that a ghostly hitchhiker wanders the street, which lay between Calvary and Bellefontaine cemeteries. Her name, according to myth, is Hitchhiker Annie.
A vehicle heads west on Calvary Avenue between the Bellefontaine, left, and Calvary, right, cemeteries on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, on 最新杏吧原创鈥 north side right as dusk arrives.
A vehicle goes from 鈥楪ate 3鈥 to 鈥楪ate 4鈥 through railway underpasses along Longhi Road in Collinsville on Tuesday, Oct.13, 2026, that, according to myth, are necessary in the sequence to a seventh that opens a portal to Hell. The seventh 鈥済ate must be crossed at midnight.
A convertible passes under a railway overpass in Collinsville on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, at Lebanon and Lockman Roads. Urban legend holds that it is also known as 鈥淕ate Two鈥 of seven underpasses on a specific route that, when traveled in order to the last 鈥済ate鈥, will open a portal to Hell and deliver all occupants there if done right at Midnight.
A truck passes under a railway overpass in Collinsville on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, at Lebanon and Lockman Roads. Urban legend holds that it is also known as 鈥淕ate Two鈥 of seven underpasses on a specific route that, when traveled in order to the last 鈥済ate鈥, will open a portal to Hell and deliver all occupants there if done right at Midnight.
This mural of the infamous man-eating Piasa bird decorates the bluff just west of Alton. First described by Father Marquette in 1673, it was degraded by gunfire but has been re-created several times since.聽
The Haunted Express, which takes off from Al Foster Trail, takes visitors on parts of the legendary Zombie Road in Wildwood. Actors jump out at various points of the train ride to scare the riders.
