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The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

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

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

The world's only known button museum.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.