The tunnel that runs beneath this former inn was once a hiding place for enslaved people seeking freedom.

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

At the largest railway museum in the United States, you can see everything from an early steam engine to a functioning Thomas the Tank Engine.

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

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

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

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

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.