This house renovated by Frank Lloyd Wright was the centerpiece of a lavish 20th-century estate.

Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.

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

This historic store hides a museum exhibiting a shoe-sizing x-ray machine and a pair of kicks that once belonged to the world's tallest man.

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

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

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

This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.

Pizza with a side of fine art.

A museum of the dime museum that features weird entertainments of yesteryear, from feejee mermaids to flea circuses.

The only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed structure in the architect's hometown.

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

A bronze plaque marks the site of the only show the "King of the Soul Singers" ever missed.

This supper-club-turned-concert-venue still serves drinks at its original rotating bar.

A bedazzled house and crown "jewel" of outsider artist Loy Allen Bowlin.

The spaceship-like theater, which is still in use, was one of the most popular exhibits at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

According to the legend, this strikingly beautiful hill has miraculous healing powers.

A former barn converted into a massive train diorama.

A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

A large circus museum with summer performances.