Places goodepeggy Wants to Go

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

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

The clothes-washing king doubles as a community center with some unusual features, including an aviary filled with finches.

This lagomorph-obsessed Route 66 emporium is home to a giant jackrabbit that sits in a bunny graveyard.

This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

This abandoned 19th century orphanage started as a boarding school for children of Civil War veterans.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

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

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

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

The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.

In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

Spanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation devices.

A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.

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

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

The history of funerals and funerary customs.