A tragedy and memorial that raised awareness about the dangers of unsealed mineshafts.

These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.

Largest outdoor staircase in the United States.

“The Place Where Food Grows Near the River” implements ancestral Indigenous agricultural techniques.

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

A mysterious light in the wood, rumoured to be the the ghost of a railroad brakeman.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

Once the extravagant escape of the Ford family, this enigmatic ruin now stands as a haunting reminder of its former glory.

This unusual three-way wooden foot bridge spans two rivers at once.

A cemetery where many of those buried had a flair for the dramatics.

This little barrel-shaped cottage by Lake Superior was once a cartoonist's summer retreat.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

This monument owes its name to a quote by the famous civil rights activist and journalist.

This art gallery and oddities boutique bewitches visitors with a trove of occult trinkets and eccentric antiques, work by an ever-changing roster of underground artists, and classes in tarot and other mystic arts.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

Chicago was once a major hub of film production, but being silent film you don’t hear much about it.

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.