The history of funerals and funerary customs.

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

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

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

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

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

This lagomorph-obsessed Route 66 emporium is home to a giant jackrabbit that sits in a bunny graveyard.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

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

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

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

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

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.