This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.

One man's prolific, decade-long quest to turn trash into artistic treasure.

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

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

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

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

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

A botanic garden full of trees twisted into fantastic shapes and positions.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

This oddly beautiful water cistern is a techno-temple to the wet stuff and a multimedia masterpiece.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.