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The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

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

A Bibliophile's Dream.

An eccentric park and pool.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

An unassuming store hides relics of its former life as the jazz club that hosted some of the best black performers of the 1920s and '30s.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.

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

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.

A giant concrete egg marks this Indiana town as the "Egg Basket of the Midwest."

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

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

This midcentury chapel is a bold architectural statement and a symbol of Indiana's Lutheran heritage.

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.

A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

A suspended garden, now gone, once hung in the middle of this abandoned church.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.