The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

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

One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

There are two legends behind the origin of this unusually tall sanitary structure.

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

The bespectacled, cocktail-sipping pachyderm is a strange but fitting liquor store mascot.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

The first spinning jail built in the United States is the only one that still turns.

An opulent testament to the boom-and-bust history of industry in north central Indiana.

A collection of relics from the Spiritualist Camp Chesterfield.

This elaborate estate contains a stunning marble aviary, a sunken conservatory, and a magnificent music room with a two-story pipe organ.

This multisensory alley has the ability to remind bustling citygoers to stop and smell the roses.

This library and museum is dedicated to the life and literature of the Indianapolis native author.

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

The former home is said to be haunted by the ghosts of the beloved mayor and his wife who lived here.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

This railway-turned-greenway provides a pedestrian link in downtown Detroit and celebrates urban artwork.