One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

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.

A miniature baseball stadium honoring Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, home of the College World Series from 1950-2010.

This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

This park is home to a collection of important industrial and religious sites.

Now a memorial to merchant sailors and Titanic victims, this medieval church was destroyed by bombing raids in 1940.

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

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

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

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

The geoglyph once sported a glass bottle eye.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.