This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

On the grounds of this study, Lew Wallace composed "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" and many other works.

Local history on display in Indiana's first Carnegie Library.

The first spinning jail built in the United States is the only one that still turns.

One of Indiana's only natural sandstone arches is nestled between resort ruins and an old Boy Scouts camp.

Enjoy classic musicals with a home-cooked meal at this former staple of American social life.

The overgrown remains of one of the premier auto-racing speedways in the Midwest—and also one of the most deadly.

A hidden canyon deep in the woods of Indiana offers visitors a spectacular experience in nature.

A small rural town hides Indiana's tallest waterfall.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

A 19th-century horse lover's bequest led to the construction of this unique fountain in Chicago.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

Also known as the Osaka Garden, this garden was originally built in 1893 as part of the World's Columbian Exposition.

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

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

A one-armed veteran of the Battle of Waterloo lies in a cemetery for one in the middle of a Chicago scrapyard.

A relic of the Cold War in Chicago.

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

This old steel industry company town has a tradition of parking cars on the sidewalk so people can walk in the narrow streets.

Make a joyful noise with these contrabass chimes.

These five houses were built for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.

A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.