What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

Once a speakeasy operated by Al Capone, this Milwaukee cigar bar is now a haven for ghost hunters.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

A one-armed veteran of the Battle of Waterloo lies in a cemetery for one in the middle of a Chicago scrapyard.

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

A bloodstain from "the wound of the transverberation of the heart."

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

This shrine to bovine consumption and all things fast food is a slice of culinary history both rare and well done.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.

An underwater city for the dead.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

America's only city hall with minarets took architectural cues from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

The home of a 19th-century author who brought African-American folktales to the mainstream is now Atlanta’s oldest house museum.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.