Once known as the Illinois Asylum for the Incurable Insane.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

The magazine keeps a perfectly groomed display garden for its photo shoots.

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

The remains of a bustling turn-of-the-century park built to showcase the wonders of electricity.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

A number of gruesome unsolved murders have turned this simple home into a morbid tourist trap.

Legs Inn provides Polish food, a cornucopia of Native American artwork, wood carvings, and mounted deer heads.

This punny mirror of another Wisconsin attraction is exactly what it sounds like.

Elaborate hand-carved wooden clocks two brothers made in their spare time are on display at this handsome little museum.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.

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

This deceivingly ordinary warehouse hides an enormous collection of pop culture treasures.

The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.

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

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.

This house renovated by Frank Lloyd Wright was the centerpiece of a lavish 20th-century estate.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

An amazing collection of scale model ships.