In a grove of fast growing walnut trees outside Paris, Illinois, a marker shares the story of a fictional road building culture.

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

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

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

The smallest country in the world.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.

A small town market proudly displays numerous taxidermied animals along its walls.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

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

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

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

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.