A humble homemade ride attracts visitors from around the globe to this small Midwestern town.

You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.

Now nearly abandoned, Kaskaskia was once the capital of Illinois and one of the most important towns on the upper Mississippi.

A museum and gift shop in a small Illinois town commemorates the work of E.C. Segar and the local figures on whom he based his characters.

The fourth-oldest baseball stadium in the United States is in a league of its own.

A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.

Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.

This open air cathedral invites all faiths to worship under the only roof big enough to fit them all: the sky.

This softly rounded mansion was built without corners not to avoid evil spirits, but to make them more comfortable.

The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

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

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

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

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

He’s not from around here.

This calm grassy field was once a Superfund site full of thousands of nasty chemicals.

This museum of miniature displays provides a journey through early American history.

A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.

Once one of the most polluted caves in America, now an environmental success story and a museum dedicated to caves.