One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

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

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

A science teacher's dream.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

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

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.

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