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First planned industrial community in the United States.

Before the Vatican, there was Dolton: This is the childhood home of the first American pope.

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

Just outside Chicago, one of the few traditional Mongolian restaurants in the U.S. serves a misunderstood cuisine.

Grand opera on a miniature scale.

The oldest functioning restaurant in the state of Illinois, operating since 1847.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

One of the coolest murals in Minneapolis.

A Perpetually Under construction Park.

A damaged tree turned into a whimsical giant pencil that is sharpened each year.

Take a break from all the boring business of death at this funeral home mini-golf course.

The final resting place for an internet icon.

This collection of 80 polarizing foods aims to challenge your subjective notions of repulsion.

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.