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A set of tall pillars and alcove-like rooms that are significant to the Miami people of Indiana.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

Picturesque and haunting, these 160-year-old stone ruins on top of a bluff are the only remains of a settler's legacy.

The park is home to the United States's only still-operating Dutch windmill.

The site of an ancient Mississippian settlement that appears to have flourished during the 10th to 13th centuries.

This 4,000-acre restored grassland in northern Illinois is home to a range of native flora and fauna, from clovers to plovers to a herd of bison.

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

A glacial erratic in the shape of a foot rests in the woods of a restored oak savanna prairie.

A house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb.

This lakefront cottage was crafted in the 1800s and was once a sanitorium.

One of the oldest and tallest lighthouses still in service on Lake Michigan.

The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

Tucked away amongst townhomes lies a restored, early 20th-century tea house and garden, the only remains of a historic estate.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

More than 8,000 drinking jugs say “Cheers!” to a guy named Toby.

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.