During the 1990's nearly all of the world's LSD is thought to have come from the operators of the lab once located in this missile silo.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

America's first nuclear-powered merchant ship is now a time warp to the atomic age.

But did the famous feminist and abolitionist ever really say those iconic four words?

A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."

An Art Deco gem that held together the artistic heart of an agricultural community for 92 years.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

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

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

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

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

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

The antique barns in Cameron are not painted with your grandfather's Mail Pouch Tobacco murals.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.