This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

Once known as the Illinois Asylum for the Incurable Insane.

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

The history of funerals and funerary customs.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

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

This historic lavatory leftover features two levels of defecation stations completely without context.

This abandoned Abraham Lincoln statue has also earned the honorary of "World's Ugliest."

You were once able to challenge a chicken to tic-tac-toe at this park, which is now converted into the Aikman Wildlife Adventure.

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.

The park that the Chicago Stockyards built.

One of the most powerful computers in the world can be visited by anyone who wants to experience more computing than they can handle.

The oldest experimental corn field in America is still creating better ways to grow crops.