Peoria, Illinois
Springdale Cemetery
This graveyard is home to the so-called "Witch's Circle."
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Peoria, Illinois
This graveyard is home to the so-called "Witch's Circle."
Peoria, Illinois
This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.
Chicago, Illinois
Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.
Chicago, Illinois
Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.
Chicago, Illinois
Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.
Chicago, Illinois
A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.
Chicago, Illinois
Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.
Chicago, Illinois
A European-style bath house in Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois
Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.
Chicago, Illinois
Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.
Chicago, Illinois
Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.
Chicago, Illinois
This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.
Chicago, Illinois
The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.
Topeka, Kansas
See the motorcycles that launched the stuntman to fame and the gear that saved his life.
Lenexa, Kansas
An artistically engineered dam designed to honor the relationship between humankind and nature.
Springfield, Missouri
Creativity is far from extinct in Missouri, and this painted dinosaur is no exception!
Kansas City, Missouri
Undone by Prohibition, this abandoned brewery-turned-flour mill is now ready for its third act.
Oakley, Kansas
One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.
Eureka, Missouri
This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.
Chesterfield, Missouri
A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.
St. Charles, Missouri
Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.
Columbia, Missouri
This majestic tree has survived 400 years of storms, droughts, and floods, and is a beloved natural landmark in Missouri.
Sturgeon, Missouri
A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.
Rocheport, Missouri
This whimsical statue marks the high water level from the Great Flood of 1993.