Indiana's oldest sternwheel paddleboat has been plying the placid waters of Webster Lake for 90 years.

An opulent testament to the boom-and-bust history of industry in north central Indiana.

Whether his story is true or not, Stiffy Green is the most beloved bulldog in all of Indiana.

Tombstones carved to look like tree trunks are used for multiple generations of family members.

An unknown number of cholera victims are buried in two nondescript graves.

The large rock formation where the Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa stood and encouraged his warriors during the Battle of Tippecanoe.

This shop is named for a runaway elephant who smashed through its doors, stole some peanuts, and spent five days on the lam.

A giant concrete egg marks this Indiana town as the "Egg Basket of the Midwest."

The bespectacled, cocktail-sipping pachyderm is a strange but fitting liquor store mascot.

Modeled after the labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral, this small-town Indiana memorial labyrinth sits half a world away.

This mysterious hill seems to pull objects uphill.

Lions and tigers and leopards, servals, pumas, bobcats, lynxes, and ocelots... oh my!

This small-town park in southern Illinois has a 1,000,000-gallon swimming pool and a 100,000-barrel oil well.

This odd stone memorial remembers a loyal dog who offended the rail barons with his speed and saved his master with his pee.

Now nearly abandoned, Kaskaskia was once the capital of Illinois and one of the most important towns on the upper Mississippi.

The lowest point in the state of Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

In a grove of fast growing walnut trees outside Paris, Illinois, a marker shares the story of a fictional road building culture.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

This historic lavatory leftover features two levels of defecation stations completely without context.

The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.

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

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

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