This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."

A natural sandstone bridge nestled within a mature forest in southern Illinois.

Just outside Chicago, one of the few traditional Mongolian restaurants in the U.S. serves a misunderstood cuisine.

These murals have been brightening a Chicago beach for more than 30 years.

This diner serves Route 66 nostalgia and what it claims is the 'original' hot dog on a stick.

Also known as the Osaka Garden, this garden was originally built in 1893 as part of the World's Columbian Exposition.

Walk along the intricate path of this stone labyrinth and gardens.

Twice a year, this road is closed off to allow for the migration of thousands of snakes, reptiles and amphibians between cliffs and a swamp.

Burial mounds of prehistoric Native Americans who lived along the DuPage River.

G.V. Black, the Father of Modern Dentistry, keeps an eternal eye on Chicagoan’s teeth from his perch in Lincoln Park.

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

An exhibit of items from the mental institution where Mary Todd Lincoln lived after her son conspired to have her committed.

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

A collection of 11 million buttons illustrates the human toll of the Holocaust.

The world's third-largest scale model of the planets.

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

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

Where dioramas can follow you home.

A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

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

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

Spanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation devices.

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