Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.

An obscure public service from the U.S. government that redeems burnt, moldy, and soiled old greenbacks.

People escaping slavery may have hidden inside a corpse vault.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."

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

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

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

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

A remote hill on a stretch of country road where the laws of physics are defied... or so it seems.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

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

People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.

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

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.

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

A one-armed veteran of the Battle of Waterloo lies in a cemetery for one in the middle of a Chicago scrapyard.

This former nursery supplied plants for the creation of Chicago's largest park.

This national park dedicated to the tallgrass prairie ecosystem still displays its military past.

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.