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Ghoulish Mortals

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

This carved armchair marks the final resting place for two pals in the Chicago suburbs.
1 mile from St. Charles
The Viking today.

Geneva, Illinois

The Viking

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.
1 mile from St. Charles
Sacred Heart Seminary Shrine

Geneva, Illinois

Sacred Heart Seminary Shrine

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.
2 miles from St. Charles
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Geneva, Illinois

Illinois State Training School Cemetery

This cemetery is all that remains of a school for "wayward" girls.
2 miles from St. Charles
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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.
2 miles from St. Charles
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Geneva, Illinois

Fabyan Villa Museum

This house renovated by Frank Lloyd Wright was the centerpiece of a lavish 20th-century estate.
3 miles from St. Charles
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Al Capone's Hideaway & Steakhouse

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.
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