Springfield, Illinois
Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon
One of the largest carillons in the world, this giant instrument has 67 cast-iron bells played by a keyboard.
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Springfield, Illinois
One of the largest carillons in the world, this giant instrument has 67 cast-iron bells played by a keyboard.
Benton, Illinois
The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.
Wilmington, Illinois
This national park dedicated to the tallgrass prairie ecosystem still displays its military past.
Springfield, Illinois
The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.
Charleston, Illinois
The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.
Mountain Township, Illinois
In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.
Granite City, Illinois
A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.
Springfield, Illinois
When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.
Bartlett, Illinois
This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.
Tucson, Arizona
This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.
Florence, Arizona
At an isolated roadside rest area stands a monument marking where famous Western star Tom Mix died in 1940.
Tucson, Arizona
This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.
Tucson, Arizona
A rare wayfinding portmanteau of “Street” and “Avenue.”
Phoenix, Arizona
A towering bronze statue memorializes the founding father of postwar American conservatism.
Tucson, Arizona
Run by members of the Tohono O'odham Nation, this community farm nurtures traditional desert cultivars.
Tucson, Arizona
Giant telescope mirrors built in a spinning furnace under a college football stadium.
Wickenburg, Arizona
Opinions differ as to whether this Arizona tree was actually used as a Wild West jail, but that hasn't stopped the town from capitalizing on it.
Chandler, Arizona
A $100,000 tumbleweed decorates an Arizona park and ride that got its priorities a bit tangled.
Phoenix, Arizona
A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.
Mesa, Arizona
These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.
Pine, Arizona
The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.
Phoenix, Arizona
Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.
Tucson, Arizona
Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.
Phoenix, Arizona
The site of a popular piano lounge owned by a former world champion boxer is now a place to rent a truck.