First planned industrial community in the United States.

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

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

The first spinning jail built in the United States is the only one that still turns.

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

Moving, mind-blowing metal sculpture work of an outsider artist.

This abandoned Abraham Lincoln statue has also earned the honorary of "World's Ugliest."

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

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

The history of funerals and funerary customs.

Once known as the Illinois Asylum for the Incurable Insane.

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

The remnants of Peoria's proud baseball past stand slightly abandoned, but not forgotten.

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

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

Eclectic collection of rare and beautiful stones in a historic home.

The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

An amazing collection of scale model ships.