A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

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

The murals have transformed a residential alley into a vibrant drive-through gallery.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.

The young Black revolutionary was killed before getting to see a non-segregated pool in his hometown.

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

An exhibit of items from the mental institution where Mary Todd Lincoln lived after her son conspired to have her committed.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

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

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

Museum with an extensive collection of Cray supercomputers and related artifacts.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.