Abraham Lincoln's likeness rests at the top of this giant totem pole.

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

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

The first spinning jail built in the United States is the only one that still turns.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

The arboretum whose marshy soil sucked up the dreams of housing developers.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

Eclectic collection of rare and beautiful stones in a historic home.

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

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

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

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

Once known as the Illinois Asylum for the Incurable Insane.