Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

Where dioramas can follow you home.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

Largest magic museum in the United States with more than half a million pieces of memorabilia.

Home to over 300 antique cars and motorcycles, including Thomas Edison's Model A.

The unusual medical inventions of the man who gave the world Corn Flakes.

A humble homemade ride attracts visitors from around the globe to this small Midwestern town.

If astronomy had a ghost, it would look like this observatory.

Where hikers on the Tecumseh Trail can exchange a dirty sock for a free geode.

A tribute to a 13-year-old boy who was kidnapped in 1793 and escaped over two years later.

This bridge was constructed from the remains of the first Ferris wheel.

Tombstones carved to look like tree trunks are used for multiple generations of family members.

This turn of the century jail once held Charles Manson.

Enjoy classic musicals with a home-cooked meal at this former staple of American social life.

A giant lumpy candle serves as a beacon for this highly scented pit stop.

A historic hotel library in Indiana hides more than a few secrets on its shelves.

This former Indiana quarry has been transformed into a park and SCUBA site where divers can explore the drowned mining equipment.

A concrete block embedded with thousands of pulled teeth was created by a local dentist to memorialize his dog.

A large collection of motorbikes with some impressive gems.

A collection of over 2000 air-moving devices of all kinds displayed in the Fanimation headquarters.

This shop is named for a runaway elephant who smashed through its doors, stole some peanuts, and spent five days on the lam.

Colorful collection of antique musical oddities.

For over 100 years, this Indiana town has had a tree growing out the top of the local courthouse.