A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

In a grove of fast growing walnut trees outside Paris, Illinois, a marker shares the story of a fictional road building culture.

A strange rock in Chicago marks the spot where a tree once stood in honor of the 18th President.

An amazing collection of scale model ships.

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

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

Planes, trains, and automobiles have all been sunk as attractions at this Illinois diving spot.

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

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

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

An abandoned observatory in the middle of the Illinois prairie.

Where dioramas can follow you home.

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

A bloodstain from "the wound of the transverberation of the heart."

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

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.