The study has wall paneling from a 17th century ship.

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

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

A one-armed veteran of the Battle of Waterloo lies in a cemetery for one in the middle of a Chicago scrapyard.

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

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

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

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

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

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

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

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.