Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

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

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

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

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

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

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.

The world's only known button museum.

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

A pocket of jungle amidst urban expansion in Panama.

Operational for less than a year, this mill produced more than 11,000 tons of chrome concentrate in its short lifespan.

One of the last socialist halls still standing in the United States.