This stretch of Canadian road was named after a nickname that stuck so hard the city had to keep it.

The half-mile long structure is so impressive, it even shows up on satellite images.

The most northerly active sand dunes in the world have some very rare botanical residents.

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

A relic of the Cold War in Chicago.

Along this stretch of Indiana roadway resides a giant insect composed entirely of scrap metal.

This small-town park in southern Illinois has a 1,000,000-gallon swimming pool and a 100,000-barrel oil well.

An amazing collection of scale model ships.

Whether his story is true or not, Stiffy Green is the most beloved bulldog in all of Indiana.

In an alley not far from where two great highways meet, byways of a very different sort are honored.

Display that gathers the basic elements of the universe in one convenient location.

Both funky and traditional, it's the oldest of its kind in Indiana.

The world's largest anatomically accurate brain sculpture.

Where hikers on the Tecumseh Trail can exchange a dirty sock for a free geode.

Tucked away in the forests of Indiana resides an abandoned waterslide that is now a popular graffiti haunt.

A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.

The chiseled jaw of this forgotten American hero still stands tall in a small Indiana town.

One-layer pyramid in Indiana.

The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.

This candy shop has been serving up sweets to the Louisville area since the 1850s.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

Outside Hope College in Holland, Michigan, a marker honors a University without people from the fictional Kcymaerxthaereal times.