Lined with plaques and tributes to veterans, this patriotic street was founded by Mexican immigrants.

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

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

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

This house renovated by Frank Lloyd Wright was the centerpiece of a lavish 20th-century estate.

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

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

This cemetery is all that remains of a school for "wayward" girls.

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

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

In the parking lot of a fast food restaurant, a statue memorializing a prolific bull elephant.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

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

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

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

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

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.

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

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

The young Black revolutionary was killed before getting to see a non-segregated pool in his hometown.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

A theater sits abandoned on Roosevelt Road, once majestic in splendor, now majestic in decay.