A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

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

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

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

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

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A small museum celebrating the fiberglass giants that are icons of America's highways.

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

This abandoned 19th century orphanage started as a boarding school for children of Civil War veterans.

The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.

The only place in America where anyone who wants can shovel coal aboard an antique train.

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.