The rusted remains of an ill-fated freighter lie just off the coast of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan.

A forgotten Cold War relic hidden in the outskirts of a Wisconsin city.

A county library in rural Ohio houses one of the finest mineral collections in the world.

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

The study has wall paneling from a 17th century ship.

Modeled after the labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral, this small-town Indiana memorial labyrinth sits half a world away.

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

In a grove of fast growing walnut trees outside Paris, Illinois, a marker shares the story of a fictional road building culture.

This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

This national park dedicated to the tallgrass prairie ecosystem still displays its military past.

A Depression-era sculpture by Charles Umlauf survives in a small suburban post office.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

Once an ornate movie theater remade by Catholic Charities.

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

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

This unassuming city park is home to three different types of Native American mounds.