This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

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

The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

"Bite or Smite" became the unlikely mascot of a Tampa suburb.

This funky outdoor gallery in Florida is filled with whimsical recycled art installations.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

This stretch of highway is said to be haunted by ghosts of settlers whose graves were paved over.

A Milwaukee museum provides an unsparing and ultimately empowering look at the Black American experience.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

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

This small-town opera house has appeared much more in national culture and history than its charming setting might suggest.

Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.

Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

This museum pays tribute to the Cherokee leader who created a written language for his people.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.