Berwyn, Illinois
World's Largest Laundromat
The clothes-washing king doubles as a community center with some unusual features, including an aviary filled with finches.
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Berwyn, Illinois
The clothes-washing king doubles as a community center with some unusual features, including an aviary filled with finches.
Staunton, Illinois
This lagomorph-obsessed Route 66 emporium is home to a giant jackrabbit that sits in a bunny graveyard.
Geneva, Illinois
A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.
Carbondale, Illinois
In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.
Palatine, Illinois
Take a break from all the boring business of death at this funeral home mini-golf course.
Greenville, Illinois
Spanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation devices.
Metropolis, Illinois
You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.
Mount Carroll, Illinois
Former hotel turned into haunted playground.
Rockford, Illinois
The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.
Livingston, Illinois
Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.
Brookfield, Illinois
What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.
Ashmore, Illinois
This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.
Chicago, Illinois
Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.
Chicago, Illinois
The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.
Covington, Kentucky
A shop for all your magical needs and notions.
Petersburg, Kentucky
A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."
Cave City, Kentucky
An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.
Henderson, Kentucky
View Kentucky's beauty and history from the perspective of painter John James Audubon, author and illustrator.
Danville, Kentucky
This museum of miniature displays provides a journey through early American history.
Somerset, Kentucky
The collection of a paranormal investigator who traveled the country collecting haunted items and stories.
Calvert City, Kentucky
A whimsical folk art garden full of punny pieces and a diorama containing 3,500 toys.
Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
A museum that houses the world's largest collection of ventriloquism dummies.
Louisville, Kentucky
The only building in Louisville (hopefully) that contains two ancient holy skeletons.