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Before the Vatican, there was Dolton: This is the childhood home of the first American pope.

The only Chicago bridgehouse open to the public contains a museum devoted to the Chicago River.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

The largest interactive exhibition in the U.S. exploring human history through the lens of power, punishment, and psychology.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

Chicago’s last original drive-in restaurant is a family-run hot dog joint that started in 1948.

Over 600 acres of idyllic open grassland honor Nebraska’s georgic storyteller.

This artsy public restroom is shaped like a giant john.

Kansas's Grassroots Art Capital welcomes visitors to Lucas through its very own World's Largest Thing.

Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.

Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.

A life-size bronze statue of Ettore Boiardi, the man behind the can.

The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.

These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.

Whimsical cartoon cars suspended on posts soar over an automotive shop.

This lesser-known geographic marker was the reference point for all surveys of the continent for 75 years.

This three-dimensional brick mural is the longest of its kind in the United States.

A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.

This grassy field marks the site of a surprising religious conflict.

See the world's biggest spool of thread, along with the largest collection of sewing machines.

This historic cliffside mansion uses a natural cave for air conditioning.

A gem in the small Missouri town where Winston Churchill coined the term "Iron Curtain" and effectively began the Cold War.

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