In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

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

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Eight huge lanterns lining a city street can change color on command.

A lonely monument to the original Silicon Valley tech campus.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.