A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.

This huge stew pot is the focal point of the "Community Soup" event, which honors tradition and soup.

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

Legend says Dungeons and Dragons players can get their dice blessed at the creator of the game's memorial.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.

An off-the-beaten-path place to literally hang beneath Milwaukee's Holton Street Bridge.

The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

The young Black revolutionary was killed before getting to see a non-segregated pool in his hometown.

An amazing collection of scale model ships.

The clothes-washing king doubles as a community center with some unusual features, including an aviary filled with finches.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.

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

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

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.