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The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

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

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

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

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

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

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

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

A source of civic pride, though the reason for its construction is unknown.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

The oldest house in Galena, Illinois, now is a reminder of when this city was the world's lead mining capital.

This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

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

This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

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

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.