Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

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

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.

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

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

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

The world's only known button museum.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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