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Council Bluffs, Iowa

Golden Spike Monument

This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”
Added by Schweg
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Cedar Rapids Municipal Island

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.
Elliot Carter Added by Elliot Carter
Dyersville, Iowa

National Farm Toy Museum

The farm toy capital of the world hosts a museum filled with toy tractors dating back to the late 1800s.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Dyersville, Iowa

Field of Dreams Movie Site

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.
Added by Facebook550112500
Lake Forest, Illinois

Villa Turicum

permanently closed
The remains of a Rockefeller's lush Italianate estate hidden in the underbrush on the coast of Lake Michigan.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Arcola, Illinois

Rockome Gardens - An Amish Themepark

permanently closed
You were once able to challenge a chicken to tic-tac-toe at this park, which is now converted into the Aikman Wildlife Adventure.
theamarant Added by theamarant
Champaign, Illinois

Blue Waters Supercomputer

permanently closed
One of the most powerful computers in the world can be visited by anyone who wants to experience more computing than they can handle.
Added by visitchampaigncounty
Harvey, Illinois

Dixie Square Mall

permanently closed
Urban explorers embraced America's now demolished first suburban mall, south of Chicago.
btracy Added by btracy
Chicago, Illinois

Meyers Ace Hardware

permanently closed
An unassuming store hides relics of its former life as the jazz club that hosted some of the best black performers of the 1920s and '30s.
Paul Dailing Added by Paul Dailing
Chicago, Illinois

Hot Doug's

permanently closed
Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.
Chicago, Illinois

Lawndale Theater

permanently closed
A theater sits abandoned on Roosevelt Road, once majestic in splendor, now majestic in decay.
Hannah Frishberg Added by Hannah Frishberg
Essex, Illinois

Jack Barker's Metal Art Sculpture Garden

permanently closed
Moving, mind-blowing metal sculpture work of an outsider artist.
Added by Facebook48603848
Springfield, Illinois

Museum of Funeral Customs

permanently closed
The history of funerals and funerary customs.
Added by CPilgrim
Des Plaines, Illinois

McDonald's First Store Museum

permanently closed
Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Chicago, Illinois

Heaven On Seven

permanently closed
Hidden on the seventh floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.
Added by blimpcaptain
Alto Pass, Illinois

Root Beer Saloon

permanently closed
Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.
Chicago, Illinois

Rock N Roll McDonald's and Museum

permanently closed
The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.
stevox Added by stevox
Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Bath House

A European-style bath house in Chicago.
Added by lizzieboyle
Chicago, Illinois

Stained Glass at Navy Pier

permanently closed
A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.
jusTodd Added by jusTodd
Chicago, Illinois

Gullivers Pizza

permanently closed
Pizza with a side of fine art.
Added by mschaos
Chicago, Illinois

Abandoned Brach's Candy Factory

permanently closed
What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Chicago, Illinois

The U.S. Pizza Museum

permanently closed
In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.
deepdishdolly Added by deepdishdolly
Chicago, Illinois

Cosmic Ray Detectors

permanently closed
One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.
Added by dpalmer01
Chicago, Illinois

The Museum of Holography

permanently closed
A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto