In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

Honoring the star of the “The Bob Newhart Show” which took place in the city of Chicago in the 1970s.

The house is an iconic pilgrimage site for fans of the Illinois-based emo band.

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

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

At the largest railway museum in the United States, you can see everything from an early steam engine to a functioning Thomas the Tank Engine.

This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

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

People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.

An exhibit of items from the mental institution where Mary Todd Lincoln lived after her son conspired to have her committed.

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

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

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

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

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.