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A 30-foot man on a penny-farthing bicycle rides along the banks of the Mississippi.

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

An exhibit of items from the mental institution where Mary Todd Lincoln lived after her son conspired to have her committed.

In a grove of fast growing walnut trees outside Paris, Illinois, a marker shares the story of a fictional road building culture.

An amazing collection of scale model ships.

The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.

A collection of 11 million buttons illustrates the human toll of the Holocaust.

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

People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.

The murals have transformed a residential alley into a vibrant drive-through gallery.

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

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

Planes, trains, and automobiles have all been sunk as attractions at this Illinois diving spot.

One of the first historical sites of an alternative universe was installed in the town of Paris, Illinois—which is now home to an annual spelling bee of Kcymaerxthaereal words.

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

The world's third-largest scale model of the planets.