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Now nearly abandoned, Kaskaskia was once the capital of Illinois and one of the most important towns on the upper Mississippi.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

The world's largest man-made underground caverns offer unparalleled underwater wonders.

A museum and gift shop in a small Illinois town commemorates the work of E.C. Segar and the local figures on whom he based his characters.

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

This bridge was constructed from the remains of the first Ferris wheel.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

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

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

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

Nestled in Onondaga State Park, over 100 canoes carefully stacked in a replica of the famous standing stones.

In Edwin Hubble's hometown, a scale model of the groundbreaking telescope that was named in his honor.

A quirky mishmash of Route 66 memorabilia and other throwbacks from the past.

A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.

An indoor botanical garden for tropical plants looks like a giant cylinder lying on its side.

This resort community was known as the "Black Eden of Michigan."

This log cabin gallery is one man's gnarly, hand-carved tribute to his favorite trees.

This enormous fish commemorates the unplanned release of brown trout into a Michigan river.

House built with over 60,000 glass bottles.

The restored ferry is now a dockside museum and a unique bed and breakfast.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

A World War II–era submarine museum where visitors can spend the night aboard.

A monument to the frontier doctor who came up with the idea of delineating highways with a painted line.

A museum dedicated to the life and career of the gifted but controversial general.