The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

Once an ornate movie theater remade by Catholic Charities.

A collection of 11 million buttons illustrates the human toll of the Holocaust.

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

A Chicago Movie Palace Lost to Time.

An amazing collection of scale model ships.

The world's third-largest scale model of the planets.

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

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

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

One of the first historical sites of an alternative universe was installed in the town of Paris, Illinois—which is now home to an annual spelling bee of Kcymaerxthaereal words.

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

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

Take a break from all the boring business of death at this funeral home mini-golf course.

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

An eccentric park and pool.

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

Spanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation devices.

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

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

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

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