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Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

Ship skeletons haunt Baltimore's waterways.

Off a back road near Waterville Valley, one can find a castle turret built by an eccentric reverend over 100 years ago.

An old locomotive hides deep in the forest.

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

This old-fashioned confectionary has been family owned and operated for more than a century.

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

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

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

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

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

This Georgian mansion blends historical significance with an impressive art collection within picturesque surroundings.

This vessel is the final ocean-going paddle steamer in the world.

A mythological Celtic beast built with thousands of colorful tiles stands guard over a historic canal junction.

One of the city's oldest pubs displays a skull said to belong to the country's last witch burned at the stake.

Some believe that the stone once used to coronate Scottish kings resides inside this bar.

This ancient holy well is older than much of the city that surrounds it.