Railroad officials in the early 1900s sought to spare travelers the sight of Roman soldiers’ private parts.

This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.

The district's only illusionarium supports free writing programs for local students with every purchase.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

A Spiritualist house of worship where believers communicate with the dead in the spirit world.

Though the name might suggest otherwise, this is an American cemetery.

In the parking lot of a fast food restaurant, a statue memorializing a prolific bull elephant.

An amazing example of early-20th-century architecture, this church features marble transported from Utah.

The oldest house in Washington, D.C. wasn't originally constructed in the nation's capital.

Monumental paintings, discovered in a Mexican cathedral in 1957, depict the deaths of some friars in Japan.

A state park that once served as an important river crossing, and now offers protected lands for endangered plants and animals.

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

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

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

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.

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

Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.