Oak Park, Illinois
Ernest Hemingway Birthplace and Museum
The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.
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Oak Park, Illinois
The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.
Niles, Illinois
Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.
Chicago, Illinois
Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.
Chicago, Illinois
Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.
Chicago, Illinois
A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."
Cincinnati, Ohio
What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?
Montreal, Québec
Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.
Montreal, Québec
This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.
Montreal, Québec
Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.
Montreal, Québec
A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.
Montreal, Québec
A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.
Montreal, Québec
A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Birmingham, Alabama
A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.
Montgomery, Alabama
The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.
Montgomery, Alabama
Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.
High Point, North Carolina
A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.
Greensboro, North Carolina
This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.
Prospect Hill, North Carolina
A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.
Charlotte, North Carolina
A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.
Havre de Grace, Maryland
Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.