This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

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

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

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

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

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

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

Drift through decades of high desert music history at this funky hometown museum.

This 28-foot-tall milk can contains one of the most whimsical ice cream parlors in town.

Check out a hidden collection of vintage neon signs.

See 150 million-year-old dinosaur tracks and bones dating back to the Jurassic period.

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

Take a dip in the world's largest mineral hot springs pool.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.