Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.

One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

A museum dedicated to the dead and the tools used to usher them into the afterlife.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

Eclectic collection of rare and beautiful stones in a historic home.

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.

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

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.

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

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

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

The world's only known button museum.

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

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

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

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.