One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

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

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

In this quiet park a rendition of a classic painting graces the outside of a charming restroom.

The park is home to the United States's only still-operating Dutch windmill.

Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.

A rural hall of justice holds the world's only comic book and superhero museum.

At the largest railway museum in the United States, you can see everything from an early steam engine to a functioning Thomas the Tank Engine.

This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.

A mini Wrigley Field for mini baseball players.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

One of the largest aviation events in the world brings half a million aircraft enthusiasts to Wisconsin each year.

See where Bill Murray kidnapped a hapless Punxsutawney Phil.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

The murals have transformed a residential alley into a vibrant drive-through gallery.