A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

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

Chicago was once a major hub of film production, but being silent film you don’t hear much about it.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

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

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

A wondrously macabre treasury of obscure antiques and unusual oddities.

A wonderland of caves in eastern Iowa.

This small museum is dedicated to one of the most influential, yet obscure, jazz legends of Prohibition.

A cobalt-lit cemetery statue that has inspired decades of local legends.

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

What was once a communal kitchen now serves heaping portions of hearty German fare.

Home to the world's largest quilt collection dating from the 1600s through today.

Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.

This old-school soda shop is the home of the Tin Roof Sundae, a concoction dripping in chocolate, marshmallow, and peanuts.

Nebraska’s longest-running summer theater is a musical tribute to cowboy culture.

What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

The world's largest washing machine collection has more than 1,400 antique items in its exhibit.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

An off-the-beaten-path place to literally hang beneath Milwaukee's Holton Street Bridge.

Enjoy a brandy old fashioned with this petrified pet in a bar devoted to the local press.

The last original miniature duckpin bowling lanes in America, located in a Milwaukee dive bar.