Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

The only place in America where anyone who wants can shovel coal aboard an antique train.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.

No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

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

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

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.

You were once able to challenge a chicken to tic-tac-toe at this park, which is now converted into the Aikman Wildlife Adventure.

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.

The history of funerals and funerary customs.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

The empty tomb that houses the memories of Roy Bertelli's revenge.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.