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

This baseball diamond was home to the Rockford Peaches, a team featured in the hit film "A League of Their Own."

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

A dazzling display of lights and crystals.

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."

Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

This unassuming city park is home to three different types of Native American mounds.