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A small cemetery chapel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1906.

A collection of art crafted from various hardware tools.

From banquet hall to Masonic Lodge and now concert venue, Ganz Hall is a breathtaking glimpse of into the golden age of American architecture.

In the middle of Calvary Cemetery stands this singular memorial to a small boy who died too young.

This small-town opera house has appeared much more in national culture and history than its charming setting might suggest.

See where Bill Murray kidnapped a hapless Punxsutawney Phil.

Tiny treasures, giant murals, and strange sculptures decorate the windows and doors of this abandoned building.

In a historic steel foundry east of the Mississippi River, thousands of wooden crates hold the architectural remnants of buildings long gone but not forgotten.

Though it's thrived abroad, this forgotten Dunkin' rival has just one store left in the States.

This historic store hides a museum exhibiting a shoe-sizing x-ray machine and a pair of kicks that once belonged to the world's tallest man.

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

This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

This Mediterranean castle was built for a millionaire and his giant dog.

The dream home of an iconoclastic renaissance man still stands as a monument to his domestically mundane vision.

The murals have transformed a residential alley into a vibrant drive-through gallery.

The clothes-washing king doubles as a community center with some unusual features, including an aviary filled with finches.

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

More than 8,000 drinking jugs say “Cheers!” to a guy named Toby.

Planes, trains, and automobiles have all been sunk as attractions at this Illinois diving spot.

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.

Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.

One of the first historical sites of an alternative universe was installed in the town of Paris, Illinois—which is now home to an annual spelling bee of Kcymaerxthaereal words.

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.