A local road runs around a memorial to a teenager who died in 1860.

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Parking lot where a Chicago mayor was inaugurated under very sketchy circumstances.

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

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

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

A former atom smasher turned into an art gallery.

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

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

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This landmark jazz venue is the oldest continuously running African-American club in the United States.

Charlie Smith was almost certainly not 137 years old when he died, but why let that get in the way of a great story?

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

An aviation relic that made coast-to-coast travel possible.

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

The slate extracted from these Pennsylvania quarries was once hailed as the finest in the world.

Colorful collection of antique musical oddities.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.