Park Ridge, Illinois
American Science & Surplus
A science teacher's dream.
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Park Ridge, Illinois
A science teacher's dream.
Chicago, Illinois
This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.
Chicago, Illinois
A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.
Chicago, Illinois
An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.
Chicago, Illinois
A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.
Chicago, Illinois
Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois
This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.
Chicago, Illinois
This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.
Chicago, Illinois
This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.
Chicago, Illinois
This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.
Sumpter, Wisconsin
"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.
Indianapolis, Indiana
This whimsical park encourages its visitors and wildlife to roam on and around the various works of art.
Loogootee, Indiana
One man's goal to be surrounded by color resulted in this enchanting assortment of avian abodes.
Hillsboro, Indiana
Enjoy classic musicals with a home-cooked meal at this former staple of American social life.
Centerville, Indiana
A giant lumpy candle serves as a beacon for this highly scented pit stop.
Spencer, Indiana
Both funky and traditional, it's the oldest of its kind in Indiana.
Kokomo, Indiana
Along this stretch of Indiana roadway resides a giant insect composed entirely of scrap metal.
Elkhart, Indiana
A concrete block embedded with thousands of pulled teeth was created by a local dentist to memorialize his dog.
Metamora, Indiana
More than 3,200 cookie jars line the walls and shelves of this little shop and over 1,000 salt and pepper shakers
Bloomington, Indiana
The world's largest collection of mechanical puzzles is a cornucopia of analog bafflers.
Bloomington, Indiana
The world's largest anatomically accurate brain sculpture.
Jeffersonville, Indiana
This candy shop has been serving up sweets to the Louisville area since the 1850s.
Bedford, Indiana
The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.
Fairborn, Ohio
Inside this wonderland of weird, visitors are treated to a collection ranging from skeletons to haunted artifacts.