Illinois Obscura Society in Illinois

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

Planes, trains, and automobiles have all been sunk as attractions at this Illinois diving spot.

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

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

This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

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

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

This lagomorph-obsessed Route 66 emporium is home to a giant jackrabbit that sits in a bunny graveyard.

First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.

Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.

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

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