Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

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

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

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

Spanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation devices.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.

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

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

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.

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

The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.

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

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.