A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

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

A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

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

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

A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

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

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

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

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

Pizza with a side of fine art.

A science teacher's dream.

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

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