Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

On the right bank of the Grand River a plaque remembers an imaginary painter who once awaited his youth.

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.

These sprawling mines once served as a source of plaster and today serve as a storage facility.

The remains of a Rockefeller's lush Italianate estate hidden in the underbrush on the coast of Lake Michigan.

The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.

Largest magic museum in the United States with more than half a million pieces of memorabilia.

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

The oldest house in Chicago certainly doesn't look the part and there are some who say it doesn't deserve its title either.

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

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

A science teacher's dream.

Outside Hope College in Holland, Michigan, a marker honors a University without people from the fictional Kcymaerxthaereal times.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

Pizza with a side of fine art.

A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

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

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

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

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.