An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."

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

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

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

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

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

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

The clothes-washing king doubles as a community center with some unusual features, including an aviary filled with finches.

The dream home of an iconoclastic renaissance man still stands as a monument to his domestically mundane vision.

This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.