Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.

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

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

A museum devoted to the victims and the survivors of the most catastrophic fire in American history.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.

You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

A museum of the dime museum that features weird entertainments of yesteryear, from feejee mermaids to flea circuses.

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

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.

Standing guard on top of an old, vacant ice cream shop.

Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.

World's largest Christmas store.

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

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

The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.

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