Valparaiso, Indiana
Chapel of the Resurrection at Valparaiso University
This midcentury chapel is a bold architectural statement and a symbol of Indiana's Lutheran heritage.
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Valparaiso, Indiana
This midcentury chapel is a bold architectural statement and a symbol of Indiana's Lutheran heritage.
Santa Claus, Indiana
You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.
Crawfordsville, Indiana
The first spinning jail built in the United States is the only one that still turns.
Oak Park, Illinois
The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.
St. Charles, Illinois
This horror movie and monster shop is like if a haunted house was a retail store.
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago’s last original drive-in restaurant is a family-run hot dog joint that started in 1948.
Chicago, Illinois
This old-fashioned confectionary has been family owned and operated for more than a century.
Melrose Park, Illinois
The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.
Union, Illinois
At the largest railway museum in the United States, you can see everything from an early steam engine to a functioning Thomas the Tank Engine.
Brookfield, Illinois
It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.
Chicago, Illinois
A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.
Chicago, Illinois
Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.
Volo, Illinois
Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.
Collinsville, Illinois
Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.
Lincolnshire, Illinois
This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.
Chicago, Illinois
The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Chicago, Illinois
Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.
Chicago, Illinois
This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.
Park Ridge, Illinois
A science teacher's dream.
Chicago, Illinois
Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.
Chicago, Illinois
Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.
Wallace, Idaho
It was once used as a classroom to teach mining skills to local high school students.
Waikoloa Village, Hawaii
One of Hawaiʻi’s most notable historic petroglyph fields lies within a major resort.