A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

This fancifully decorated Victorian home in New York’s Hudson Valley is the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

The oldest experimental corn field in America is still creating better ways to grow crops.

The park that the Chicago Stockyards built.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

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

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.