This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.

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

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.

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

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

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

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

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

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

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

A sprawling museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

This softly rounded mansion was built without corners not to avoid evil spirits, but to make them more comfortable.

This lagomorph-obsessed Route 66 emporium is home to a giant jackrabbit that sits in a bunny graveyard.

More than 8,000 drinking jugs say “Cheers!” to a guy named Toby.

The world's third-largest scale model of the planets.

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

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

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

In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.

One of the first historical sites of an alternative universe was installed in the town of Paris, Illinois—which is now home to an annual spelling bee of Kcymaerxthaereal words.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.