Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

An abandoned observatory in the middle of the Illinois prairie.

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

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

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

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

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

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

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

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

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

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

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.