Visit these gentle, bell-bottomed, exquisite equines at the home of North America's first Gypsy Vanner horses.

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

The park that the Chicago Stockyards built.

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

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

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

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

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

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

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

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.