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Chicago, Illinois
Lower Lower Wacker Drive
Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.
41.8869, -87.6296
Chicago, Illinois
S.S. Eastland Memorial
This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."
41.8870, -87.6323
Chicago, Illinois
Crown Fountain
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
41.8834, -87.6218
Chicago, Illinois
World Artifacts on the Tribune Tower Walls
Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.
41.8904, -87.6237
Chicago, Illinois
Oz Park
This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.
41.9209, -87.6457
St. Charles, Illinois
Ghoulish Mortals
This horror movie and monster shop is like if a haunted house was a retail store.
41.9135, -88.3166
Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Yerkes Observatory
Home to the world's largest refracting telescope and the birthplace of modern astrophysics.
42.5703, -88.5561
Volo, Illinois
Volo Auto Museum
Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.
42.3264, -88.1726
Woodstock, Illinois
Groundhog’s Day Movie Filming Location and Mural
See where Bill Murray kidnapped a hapless Punxsutawney Phil.
42.3162, -88.4478
Elgin, Illinois
Elgin Public Museum
The oldest purpose built museum in Illinois, home to original Victorian taxidermy.
42.0425, -88.2647
Chicago, Illinois
Couch Place (The Alley of Death)
This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.
41.8847, -87.6287
San Diego, California
1895 Looff Carousel
One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.
32.7086, -117.1690
Hanover, Germany
The Musical Manhole Cover
This gateway to subterranean Hanover plays jazz, pop and rock to surprised passersby.
52.3758, 9.7403
St. Charles, Illinois
Al Capone's Hideaway & Steakhouse
A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.
41.9679, -88.3075
Woodstock, Illinois
Woodstock Opera House
This small-town opera house has appeared much more in national culture and history than its charming setting might suggest.
42.3140, -88.4477
Batavia, Illinois
Fabyan Windmill
Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.
41.8714, -88.3058
Geneva, Illinois
Fabyan Villa Museum
This house renovated by Frank Lloyd Wright was the centerpiece of a lavish 20th-century estate.
41.8675, -88.3125
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