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The Viking today.

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The Viking

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

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Illinois State Training School Cemetery

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

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Sacred Heart Seminary Shrine

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.

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Fabyan Villa Museum

This house renovated by Frank Lloyd Wright was the centerpiece of a lavish 20th-century estate.

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Fabyan Windmill

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

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This horror movie and monster shop is like if a haunted house was a retail store.

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