The oldest certified bowling alley in the United States is in the basement of this century-old bar.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.

Lined with plaques and tributes to veterans, this patriotic street was founded by Mexican immigrants.

The oldest house in Galena, Illinois, now is a reminder of when this city was the world's lead mining capital.

Pumpkin-like gargoyles and grotesques peer down from the rooftop of this unassuming apartment building in Illinois.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

An exhibit of items from the mental institution where Mary Todd Lincoln lived after her son conspired to have her committed.

This house renovated by Frank Lloyd Wright was the centerpiece of a lavish 20th-century estate.

Even with its slightly risible name this colossal cross is still able to inspire awe.

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

A former atom smasher turned into an art gallery.

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

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

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

Now nearly abandoned, Kaskaskia was once the capital of Illinois and one of the most important towns on the upper Mississippi.

Landmark Chicago building narrowly avoided destruction.

The young Black revolutionary was killed before getting to see a non-segregated pool in his hometown.

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

A mini Wrigley Field for mini baseball players.

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."

Location of the Real World's disastrous, and protested, eleventh season.

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

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