Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

The world's only known button museum.

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

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

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

Grand opera on a miniature scale.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

The remains of a enormous earthen figure of unknown origins cuts across a rural Wisconsin road.

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

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

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.

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

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

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