A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

Take a break from all the boring business of death at this funeral home mini-golf course.

This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.

The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

This Mediterranean castle was built for a millionaire and his giant dog.

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.

A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.

This historic lavatory leftover features two levels of defecation stations completely without context.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

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

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

This abandoned 19th century orphanage started as a boarding school for children of Civil War veterans.

Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.

Almost half-way between the Equator and North Pole.

This solitary gravestone is separated from the rest in Appleton, explaining why local legends continue to surround it.

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.