Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

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."

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

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

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

This labyrinth was designed to help visitors focus and meditate.

The first free library in Georgia features an original Tiffany stained glass window of Mary Willis.

An eerie site of reverence for those who have completed an epic journey.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

An unusual art exhibition in a suburban yard is designed to awaken the souls of those flowing by.

Carved faces add a touch of magic to this island's impressive oak trees.