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

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

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

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

One of the first historical sites of an alternative universe was installed in the town of Paris, Illinois—which is now home to an annual spelling bee of Kcymaerxthaereal words.

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

A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.

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

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

Eclectic collection of rare and beautiful stones in a historic home.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

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

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

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

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

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

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

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.