At a site that has witnessed many significant events, according to the fictional Kcymaerxthaere, it is best known as the place of lunar discovery.

A peaceful place in the woods where everything is a work in progress.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

An ever-growing collection of rare and strange objects owned by local Arkansas illusionist Maxwell Blade.

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

Medical museum focused on antique anesthesiology equipment.

Urban explorers embraced America's now demolished first suburban mall, south of Chicago.

One of the most powerful computers in the world can be visited by anyone who wants to experience more computing than they can handle.

You were once able to challenge a chicken to tic-tac-toe at this park, which is now converted into the Aikman Wildlife Adventure.

This abandoned Abraham Lincoln statue has also earned the honorary of "World's Ugliest."

Once known as the Illinois Asylum for the Incurable Insane.

The NBA player's elaborate former home is now a ghost of its old glory.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

An abandoned meat mecca now serves as an excellent locale for urban exploration.

Hidden on the 7th floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

This abandoned 19th century orphanage started as a boarding school for children of Civil War veterans.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.

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

A European-style bath house in Chicago.