Alton

If you love rivers, you'll feel like you're in Heaven as it's the one Illinois place where 3 rivers meet.

Perfection is nearly impossible to achieve, but when it comes to patient safety, 32 Illinois hospitals received the highest grade you can get.

If you've watched enough TV shows in your life, you've almost certainly heard one say "don't try this at home". The same can be said for this abandoned Illinois rock quarry that you really should never ever go to.

There's a good chance you've at least heard about the Piasa Bird painting on the cliff walls near Alton, Illinois even if you've never seen it in person. There's an even better chance that you've never seen the caves behind it and there's a reason for that.

March 19, 1948 should have been like any typical morning in these Illinois communities. An incoming storm system had other plans. By the time most would wake that morning, a monster tornado had nearly wiped away 4 Illinois towns completely and took 60 lives.

Imagine if this had happened in the middle of an actual soccer match. Video shows the moment when a soccer field suddenly had a sinkhole open up right in the middle of it.

If you're a fan of things that go "bump" in the night, this conference (and town) may be perfect for you.

It's one of the more interesting Native American legends in Illinois. It's a cave that stories say once was home to a massive bird known as the Piasa.

Someone could make a fortune restoring what was found in this abandoned Illinois home. Dozens of classic and in some cases rare arcade games were left behind in ruin.

The Christmas Wonderland experience in Alton, Illinois, features nearly 4 million lights and is created entirely by a group of volunteers called the 'Grandpa Gang'.