The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

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

G.V. Black, the Father of Modern Dentistry, keeps an eternal eye on Chicagoan’s teeth from his perch in Lincoln Park.

Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.

A 30-foot man on a penny-farthing bicycle rides along the banks of the Mississippi.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

A strange rock in Chicago marks the spot where a tree once stood in honor of the 18th President.

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

The park that the Chicago Stockyards built.

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

The dream home of an iconoclastic renaissance man still stands as a monument to his domestically mundane vision.

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

A bloodstain from "the wound of the transverberation of the heart."

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

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