After an Illinois church was struck by lightning and burned down, Frank Lloyd Wright designed this replacement.

Pumpkin-like gargoyles and grotesques peer down from the rooftop of this unassuming apartment building in Illinois.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

Chicago’s incendiary role in the labor movement.

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

The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

When this 160-year-old church was being built, a stonemason included a hidden homage to his late daughter.

A riverside tiny house with books and other treasures galore.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.