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

Ever wanted to can Spam?

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

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

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

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

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.