A Japanese shrine to dolls.

A calico cat named Tama was the wildly popular Super Station Master at this train stop in southeast Japan.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

The large rock formation where the Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa stood and encouraged his warriors during the Battle of Tippecanoe.

Historians and hobbyists head to this former French outpost for the annual Feast of the Hunters' Moon.

An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

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

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

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

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

The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

This old steel industry company town has a tradition of parking cars on the sidewalk so people can walk in the narrow streets.

This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.

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

A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.