This tombstone marks the final resting place of the beloved 1990's character, Ernest P. Worrell.

Outstanding collection of 19th century medical instruments includes a life-size figure cast from as many as 200 cadavers.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

Only the original archway remains from the building where a false cry of "fire" started a panic that claimed more than 70 lives on Christmas Eve in 1913.

One of the camera company's former manufacturing buildings is now a museum dedicated to its history.

This small, nautical gift shop is home to a 500-pound behemoth.

A preserved stump is all that remains of the once-mighty hardwood.

A humble ode to the heroic air rescue efforts of the United States Coast Guard serving on the Great Lakes.

This public baseball field is a beloved remainder from of one of the most historic stadiums in the country.

This resort community was known as the "Black Eden of Michigan."

This solemn facility remembers the cruel effort to compel Native American children to relinquish their culture.

The unusual medical inventions of the man who gave the world Corn Flakes.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

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

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

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

First planned industrial community in the United States.

A science teacher's dream.