A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

In a cemetery full of holy men, mobsters, and haunted graves, among the most remarkable graves an ordinary husband and wife's spinning headstone.

A hidden oasis just north of Chicago's Chinatown.

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

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

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

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

A science teacher's dream.

The only building in Louisville (hopefully) that contains two ancient holy skeletons.

This carved armchair marks the final resting place for two pals in the Chicago suburbs.

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.

This cemetery is all that remains of a school for "wayward" girls.

A section in the cemetery mostly for circus performers, including victims of the famous 1918 Hammond Circus train wreck.

Burial site of the notorious Chicago gangster.

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.

This 19th century mansion façade adorned with immigrant patriotism is a symbol of Louisville’s history.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

This tombstone marks the final resting place of the beloved 1990's character, Ernest P. Worrell.

Its original statue was deemed so ugly, locals called it “Scary Lucy.”