This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.

A Chicago Movie Palace Lost to Time.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

G.V. Black, the Father of Modern Dentistry, keeps an eternal eye on Chicagoan’s teeth from his perch in Lincoln Park.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

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

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

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

The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.