Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

With 8,000 pipes this giant instrument is the most versatile theatre pipe organ ever built.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.

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

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

This cemetery is all that remains of a school for "wayward" girls.

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

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

This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.

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

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

This historic store hides a museum exhibiting a shoe-sizing x-ray machine and a pair of kicks that once belonged to the world's tallest man.

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

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

People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.

Medical museum focused on antique anesthesiology equipment.

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

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

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

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

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.