A one-armed veteran of the Battle of Waterloo lies in a cemetery for one in the middle of a Chicago scrapyard.

One of the most powerful computers in the world can be visited by anyone who wants to experience more computing than they can handle.

An amazing collection of scale model ships.

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

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

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

The clothes-washing king doubles as a community center with some unusual features, including an aviary filled with finches.

The dream home of an iconoclastic renaissance man still stands as a monument to his domestically mundane vision.

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

This Mediterranean castle was built for a millionaire and his giant dog.

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

Chicago was once a major hub of film production, but being silent film you don’t hear much about it.

This deceivingly ordinary warehouse hides an enormous collection of pop culture treasures.

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."

The oldest house in Chicago certainly doesn't look the part and there are some who say it doesn't deserve its title either.

This cemetery is all that remains of a school for "wayward" girls.

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

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

First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.

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

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

Spanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation devices.

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