Hidden on the 7th floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

This small-town opera house has appeared much more in national culture and history than its charming setting might suggest.

In the middle of Calvary Cemetery stands this singular memorial to a small boy who died too young.

A small cemetery chapel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1906.

Walk along the intricate path of this stone labyrinth and gardens.

See where Bill Murray kidnapped a hapless Punxsutawney Phil.

The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

This baseball diamond was home to the Rockford Peaches, a team featured in the hit film "A League of Their Own."

This unassuming city park is home to three different types of Native American mounds.

The oldest house in Galena, Illinois, now is a reminder of when this city was the world's lead mining capital.

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

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

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

An exhibit of items from the mental institution where Mary Todd Lincoln lived after her son conspired to have her committed.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

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

This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.

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

Designed by Alfred Caldwel, this landscape showcases his vision of a native garden.

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

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

The oldest house in Chicago certainly doesn't look the part and there are some who say it doesn't deserve its title either.

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.