This small-town park in southern Illinois has a 1,000,000-gallon swimming pool and a 100,000-barrel oil well.

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

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

The last remnants of a lakeside airport that was bulldozed overnight by the mayor of Chicago.

The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.

One of the oldest, tallest, and most haunted lighthouses in America.

After an Illinois church was struck by lightning and burned down, Frank Lloyd Wright designed this replacement.

A fortified palace in the shape of a ship on the Thiou river.

This famous writer's tombstone is a literary pilgrimage site that was publicly defiled by a rival.

An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.

A permanent exhibition honors Queen, which recorded seven albums at the casino-based studio, including “Under Pressure” with David Bowie.

This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.

At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.

This stone in Lake Geneva was once the reference point used to determine altitude in Switzerland.

A plain wooden seat that once belonged to one of the most prominent figures of the Protestant Reformation.

On the side of a building, a depiction of the woman who became a local legend by tossing soup out her window.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

One of the most historical literary characters continues to stroll his hometown.

One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.

The final resting place of Gary Gygax; co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons.

A historic ballroom host to famous performers from the big band era to 1980s rock.

Kwanu'sila the Thunderbird has been silently watching over Chicago for more than 100 years (kind of).

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

A massive bur oak tree believed to be some 500 years old is the centerpiece of this quiet urban greenspace.