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This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

This unassuming city park is home to three different types of Native American mounds.

This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.