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Chicago, Illinois

Beer Baron Row

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.
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Chicago, Illinois

Inez Clarke Monument

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.
Juniper Windsong Added by Juniper Windsong
Olney, Illinois

Albino Squirrels of Olney, Illinois

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.
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Wadsworth, Illinois

Onan's Gold Pyramid House

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Willow Springs, Illinois

Red Gate Woods

The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.
The Budget Savvy Travelers Added by The Budget Savvy Travelers
Chicago, Illinois

Terra Cotta Row

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.
Anthony Settipani Added by Anthony Settipani
Chicago, Illinois

Heald Square Monument's Statue of Liberty

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.
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Chicago, Illinois

Haymarket Square

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
Joliet, Illinois

Joliet Iron and Steel Works (Joliet Iron Works Park)

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Granite City, Illinois

Luna Café

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.
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Casey, Illinois

World Records of Casey, Illinois

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.
Added by tcox55
Chicago, Illinois

The 606 aka Bloomingdale Trail

The 606 is a decade in the making.
mojotexas Added by mojotexas
Chicago, Illinois

Championship Vinyl in "High Fidelity"

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Chicago, Illinois

The Renaissance Society

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
Chicago, Illinois

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.
Added by rswartz
Lincolnshire, Illinois

Par-King Skill Golf

This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.
aerienne Added by aerienne
Chicago, Illinois

World Artifacts on the Tribune Tower Walls

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.
stevenhenryatx Added by stevenhenryatx
Schaumburg, Illinois

'The Awaking Muse'

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.
normalgirl Added by normalgirl
Chicago, Illinois

Wabash Arts Corridor

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.
Tim Stafford Added by Tim Stafford
Ashmore, Illinois

St. Omer Cemetery Witch Grave

This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.
Added by TaunyaD
Chicago, Illinois

Zion Evangelical Lutheran 'Ghost Church'

One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.
Patti Swanson Added by Patti Swanson
Rockford, Illinois

Rockmen Guardians

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

Cosmic Ray Detectors

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.
Added by dpalmer01
Brookfield, Illinois

Galloping Ghost Arcade

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