This old steel industry company town has a tradition of parking cars on the sidewalk so people can walk in the narrow streets.

This bridge was constructed from the remains of the first Ferris wheel.

This former Indiana quarry has been transformed into a park and SCUBA site where divers can explore the drowned mining equipment.

The highest point in Indiana is curated by an Eagle scout but may be in danger of losing its record to a nearby garbage pile.

Part of a worldwide art project, this mysterious semicircle of concrete shapes holds the pieces of a larger story.

The large rock formation where the Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa stood and encouraged his warriors during the Battle of Tippecanoe.

The first artificial white water river course in North America cuts right through an Indiana city.

The home used in just a few seconds of film that came to define the setting of a hit sitcom.

The only freestanding table rock formation east of the Mississippi.

The evolution of recreational vehicles and motorhomes is on display in the “RV capital of the world."

Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

Walk along the intricate path of this stone labyrinth and gardens.

This church doubles a museum dedicated to Norwegian heritage.

A student designed this 3D-printed scale replica of the entire university campus.

In a historic steel foundry east of the Mississippi River, thousands of wooden crates hold the architectural remnants of buildings long gone but not forgotten.

One of the finest examples of a black soil prairie that was barely saved by the Great Depression.

Even with its slightly risible name this colossal cross is still able to inspire awe.

Burial mounds of prehistoric Native Americans who lived along the DuPage River.

The house is an iconic pilgrimage site for fans of the Illinois-based emo band.

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.

Now nearly abandoned, Kaskaskia was once the capital of Illinois and one of the most important towns on the upper Mississippi.

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