Places rubysage Wants to Go

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

A mini Wrigley Field for mini baseball players.

A unique outdoor timepiece at a "clothing-optional" resort.

This lagomorph-obsessed Route 66 emporium is home to a giant jackrabbit that sits in a bunny graveyard.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

This abandoned Abraham Lincoln statue has also earned the honorary of "World's Ugliest."

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.

An Art Deco gem that held together the artistic heart of an agricultural community for 92 years.

A 30-foot-tall goat tower in central Illinois is home to a herd of Swiss ungulates.

A memorial dedicated to a traveling circus elephant killed by a lightning strike in 1972.

This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

Abraham Lincoln's likeness rests at the top of this giant totem pole.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

A small museum celebrating the fiberglass giants that are icons of America's highways.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.

A massive bur oak tree believed to be some 500 years old is the centerpiece of this quiet urban greenspace.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.

A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.

An art gallery home to a plethora of art from local artists who can often be seen hard at work.

"Enter and be entertained or annoyed by Dada in Walla Walla."