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

People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

The clothes-washing king doubles as a community center with some unusual features, including an aviary filled with finches.

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.

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

This deceivingly ordinary warehouse hides an enormous collection of pop culture treasures.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

This cemetery is all that remains of a school for "wayward" girls.

The NBA player's elaborate former home is now a ghost of its old glory.

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

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

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

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

This softly rounded mansion was built without corners not to avoid evil spirits, but to make them more comfortable.

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

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

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

The world's third-largest scale model of the planets.

The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

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