Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

The oldest experimental corn field in America is still creating better ways to grow crops.

The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.

This historic lavatory leftover features two levels of defecation stations completely without context.

This small-town park in southern Illinois has a 1,000,000-gallon swimming pool and a 100,000-barrel oil well.

You were once able to challenge a chicken to tic-tac-toe at this park, which is now converted into the Aikman Wildlife Adventure.

The park that the Chicago Stockyards built.

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

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.