This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

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

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

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.

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

According to the legend, this strikingly beautiful hill has miraculous healing powers.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

A remote hill on a stretch of country road where the laws of physics are defied... or so it seems.

A historic ruin just 20 feet away from a busy highway onramp.