This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.

This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

A miniature baseball stadium honoring Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, home of the College World Series from 1950-2010.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

The arboretum whose marshy soil sucked up the dreams of housing developers.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

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

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

The site of an ancient Mississippian settlement that appears to have flourished during the 10th to 13th centuries.

More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.

A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.

Three playfully immersive mini golf courses let you travel alongside your ball to the cup at this facility, which has been around since the 1950s.

The oldest continuously-operating tavern in Wisconsin used a clever loophole to serve alcohol during Prohibition.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

A lovely hidden waterfall right off the highway is well worth a stop.

This forgotten beach house built to look like a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece overlooks a hidden beach.

A bronze plaque marks the site of the only show the "King of the Soul Singers" ever missed.

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.