More than 8,000 drinking jugs say “Cheers!” to a guy named Toby.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

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

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

Moving, mind-blowing metal sculpture work of an outsider artist.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

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

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

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

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

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

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

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

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

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

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

The world's only known button museum.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.