The young Black revolutionary was killed before getting to see a non-segregated pool in his hometown.

Tucked away amongst townhomes lies a restored, early 20th-century tea house and garden, the only remains of a historic estate.

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.

A student designed this 3D-printed scale replica of the entire university campus.

A collection of 11 million buttons illustrates the human toll of the Holocaust.

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.

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

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

The evolution of recreational vehicles and motorhomes is on display in the “RV capital of the world."

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

This whimsical park encourages its visitors and wildlife to roam on and around the various works of art.

If astronomy had a ghost, it would look like this observatory.

The Fun Farm weaves fairy tales, myths, and magic into a magnificent collection for visitors to explore.

The building is topped by a Statue of Liberty statue whose torch has stayed burning since the museum opened.

The bespectacled, cocktail-sipping pachyderm is a strange but fitting liquor store mascot.

The first artificial white water river course in North America cuts right through an Indiana city.

You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.

This unassuming home was once “grand central station” for the Underground Railroad.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

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

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."