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

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

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

Remnants of 19th century vigilante justice.

Acres of English cottage gardens, unexpectedly nestled in a Cleveland suburb.

This recycled wax museum may be the only one that features John Travolta in a Bible scene.

There is beauty and history in the ruins of this former company town.

An old church full of restored Catholic statues is a makeup artist's labor of love.

The permanent home of Elektro, the celebrity automaton of the 1939 World's Fair.

Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.

Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage train station tiles.

The world's only known button museum.

A 30-foot stack of piano keys memorializes one of the greatest keys players in jazz history.

Featuring one of the most complete and original collections of Presidential memorabilia, this is the site of the last front porch presidential campaigns.

A single handprint, which, according to Ohio State University legend, cannot be scrubbed off.

This alley-cum-fan gallery in the ex-Nirvana drummer's hometown holds the world's largest drumsticks.

Annual Easter display made up of thousands of hand-painted eggs.

Unique collection containing a wide and curious range of contraceptive items.