This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

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

Abraham Lincoln's likeness rests at the top of this giant totem pole.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

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

A collection of 11 million buttons illustrates the human toll of the Holocaust.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

Lined with plaques and tributes to veterans, this patriotic street was founded by Mexican immigrants.

This former nursery supplied plants for the creation of Chicago's largest park.

Where a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse met one Saturday and changed their lives forever.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

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

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

Kwanu'sila the Thunderbird has been silently watching over Chicago for more than 100 years (kind of).

A source of civic pride, though the reason for its construction is unknown.

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

See where Bill Murray kidnapped a hapless Punxsutawney Phil.

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

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

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

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