A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

"Try not to knock anything over!"

The only remaining place where you can play this century-old game for cash.

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.

A museum devoted to osteopathy and its creator, Andrew Still.

The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

One of the most powerful computers in the world can be visited by anyone who wants to experience more computing than they can handle.

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

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

This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

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

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

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

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

A European-style bath house in Chicago.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.