The remains of a Rockefeller's lush Italianate estate hidden in the underbrush on the coast of Lake Michigan.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

An amazing collection of scale model ships.

Chicago was once a major hub of film production, but being silent film you don’t hear much about it.

This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

When a guy acquired a free church, he hauled it away piece-by-piece to make it the tasting hall at his vineyard.

This historic Ohio bridge is adorned with fanciful locks left behind by loving couples.

Memorials and tributes scattered across the university grounds remember a famous national tragedy of the Nixon era.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in rural Ohio.