At the largest railway museum in the United States, you can see everything from an early steam engine to a functioning Thomas the Tank Engine.

See where Bill Murray kidnapped a hapless Punxsutawney Phil.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

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

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

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

The final resting place of two unknown soldiers.

Legend says Dungeons and Dragons players can get their dice blessed at the creator of the game's memorial.

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

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.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

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

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.