This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

One native village in Bali lays their dead at the foot of a holy tree whose natural fragrance seems to hide the stench as the bodies decompose.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

One of the most powerful computers in the world can be visited by anyone who wants to experience more computing than they can handle.

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

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

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.

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

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

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

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

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.