Rugby, Tennessee
Rugby Colony
A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.
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Rugby, Tennessee
A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.
Lincolnshire, Illinois
This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.
Benton Harbor, Michigan
The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.
Williamsburg, Kentucky
Moonbows over Kentucky.
Winnetka, Illinois
Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."
Palatine, Illinois
Take a break from all the boring business of death at this funeral home mini-golf course.
Wilmette, Illinois
The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.
South Bend, Indiana
The first artificial white water river course in North America cuts right through an Indiana city.
South Bend, Indiana
This museum collects over a century of automobile history including the iconic car from The Muppet Movie.
Versailles, Ohio
The final resting place of the most famous sharpshooter.
Miamisburg, Ohio
The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.
Evanston, Illinois
More than 8,000 drinking jugs say “Cheers!” to a guy named Toby.
Des Plaines, Illinois
Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.
Niles, Illinois
Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.
Schaumburg, Illinois
The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.
Chicago, Illinois
This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.
Chicago, Illinois
Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.
Chicago, Illinois
This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.
Chicago, Illinois
An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.
Chicago, Illinois
A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.
Chicago, Illinois
An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.