This hidden stone has absorbed decades of human anxiety.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

A mysterious inscription may hold a clue about the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

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

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.