Cool Places In Illinois

Ever since I was a kid, I've been fascinated by the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World (The Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Statue of Zeus, Temple of Artemis, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, and Pharos (Lighthouse) of Alexandria).

Ever since I was a kid, I've been fascinated by the 7 Wonders of the World. Since I've neither the time or the finances to fly over to Greece, Egypt, etc., I'm looking into substituting the 7 Wonders of Illinois with the ancient world.