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.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

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

More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.

Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

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

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

The arboretum whose marshy soil sucked up the dreams of housing developers.

Take a break from all the boring business of death at this funeral home mini-golf course.

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

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

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

Behind a modern brick exterior lies the oldest continuously-operating lunch-car diner in the United States.

This whimsical sculpture garden is a local treasure.