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

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

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

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

The park that the Chicago Stockyards built.

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

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

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

This Mediterranean castle was built for a millionaire and his giant dog.