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

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

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

This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.

The dream home of an iconoclastic renaissance man still stands as a monument to his domestically mundane vision.

This historic lavatory leftover features two levels of defecation stations completely without context.

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.

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

This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

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

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

Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

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

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

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

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.

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

The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.