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

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

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

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

Take a break from all the boring business of death at this funeral home mini-golf course.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

An eccentric park and pool.

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

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

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

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

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

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

Eclectic collection of rare and beautiful stones in a historic home.

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

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

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