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A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

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

First planned industrial community in the United States.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

The shell of a medieval fortress offers commanding views of the area it once protected.

This collection of hand fans doubles as a history of femininity.

On the windswept Dakota plains there is a memorial to circus workers who were struck down by lightning.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

This Gothic-style church is reputedly built atop the remains of one of Jesus's apostles.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.

A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.

This softly rounded mansion was built without corners not to avoid evil spirits, but to make them more comfortable.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

This abstract sculpture is rumored to cast a hammer-and-sickle shadow once a year.

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.