This mid-19th-century dugout was once home to a Swedish family as they erected their homestead.

Also known as the Cathedral of the Plains, this church holds the distinction of being one of the "8 Wonders of Kansas."

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.

A mini Wrigley Field for mini baseball players.

This simple gravestone remembers a pig who single-hoofedly raised $19,000,000 for the Navy.

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

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

Spanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation devices.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

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

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

Gnomes have their very own bonsai-landscaped settlement on a university campus.

A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.