This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

This 4,000-acre restored grassland in northern Illinois is home to a range of native flora and fauna, from clovers to plovers to a herd of bison.

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

A small cemetery chapel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1906.

Walk along the intricate path of this stone labyrinth and gardens.

This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

This unassuming city park is home to three different types of Native American mounds.

A wondrously macabre treasury of obscure antiques and unusual oddities.

This baseball diamond was home to the Rockford Peaches, a team featured in the hit film "A League of Their Own."

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

A mosaic made of materials gathered from this Brooklyn community adorns the walls of this tunnel.

Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.

This unusual subway stop was originally a real estate office.

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

One Brooklyn man's collection of life-size fiberglass statues has taken over his entire yard.

A series of fish plaques that are embedded in the malls of Ocean Parkway.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

An underground city of salt.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”