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

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

This abandoned 19th century orphanage started as a boarding school for children of Civil War veterans.

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

One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.

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

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

The tunnel that runs beneath this former inn was once a hiding place for enslaved people seeking freedom.

A statue honors the genius who allegedly first took a meatball and made it into a hamburger.

This huge stew pot is the focal point of the "Community Soup" event, which honors tradition and soup.

The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.

An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.