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Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

The rocks of a certain area of Butte, Montana give off a musical ring when hit.

Paranormal activity on the great lakes.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

Pizza with a side of fine art.

The world's only known button museum.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

An eccentric park and pool.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

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.

The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.

This museum remembers an apocalyptic cult that became more famous for baseball than religious radicalism.