Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.

Even with its slightly risible name this colossal cross is still able to inspire awe.

Twice a year, this road is closed off to allow for the migration of thousands of snakes, reptiles and amphibians between cliffs and a swamp.

This odd stone memorial remembers a loyal dog who offended the rail barons with his speed and saved his master with his pee.

This simple gravestone remembers a pig who single-hoofedly raised $19,000,000 for the Navy.

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

The lowest point in the state of Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.