A modern museum dedicated to the fairytales and dictionary work of the Brothers Grimm.

Inside, ancient treasures. Outside, modern contradictions.

Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

A 30-foot man on a penny-farthing bicycle rides along the banks of the Mississippi.

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

This abstract sculpture is rumored to cast a hammer-and-sickle shadow once a year.

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

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

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.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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