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

An abandoned observatory in the middle of the Illinois prairie.

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

One of the largest carillons in the world, this giant instrument has 67 cast-iron bells played by a keyboard.

These Depression-era WPA sculptures have made a couple of stops over the years.

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

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

This cemetery is all that remains of a school for "wayward" girls.

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.

This abandoned 19th century orphanage started as a boarding school for children of Civil War veterans.

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

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.

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

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

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

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

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.

Steel remnants of a bridge make up a unique sculpture along the banks of the Illinois River.

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

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

The legacies of two historic Black American institutions live on in this unassuming brick building.