This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.

The history of funerals and funerary customs.

Once known as the Illinois Asylum for the Incurable Insane.

The oldest house in Galena, Illinois, now is a reminder of when this city was the world's lead mining capital.

This odd stone memorial remembers a loyal dog who offended the rail barons with his speed and saved his master with his pee.

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

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

An amazing collection of scale model ships.

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.

Planes, trains, and automobiles have all been sunk as attractions at this Illinois diving spot.

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

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

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

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

Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.