Moving, mind-blowing metal sculpture work of an outsider artist.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

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

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

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

A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.

A 19th-century horse lover's bequest led to the construction of this unique fountain in Chicago.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

A science teacher's dream.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.

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

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

Whimsical sculptures dot a woodland path surrounding their creator's old summer cottage.

The Bong-area park police have asked visitors to please, stop stealing the signs.

This forgotten beach house built to look like a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece overlooks a hidden beach.

The world's largest talking cow would like to tell you about the benefits of 100% Wisconsin dairy products, if only she still could.