A 30-foot man on a penny-farthing bicycle rides along the banks of the Mississippi.

One of the largest aviation events in the world brings half a million aircraft enthusiasts to Wisconsin each year.

A former barn converted into a massive train diorama.

Behind a modern brick exterior lies the oldest continuously-operating lunch-car diner in the United States.

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

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

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.

Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

A theater sits abandoned on Roosevelt Road, once majestic in splendor, now majestic in decay.

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

The final resting place of two unknown soldiers.