A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

Legend has it this gnarled old tree was planted by Tsar Peter the Great during his visit to London.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

This elaborate estate contains a stunning marble aviary, a sunken conservatory, and a magnificent music room with a two-story pipe organ.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

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

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

Once a speakeasy operated by Al Capone, this Milwaukee cigar bar is now a haven for ghost hunters.

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

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

Pizza with a side of fine art.

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

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.