Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

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

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

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

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

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

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

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

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

The oldest continuously-operating tavern in Wisconsin used a clever loophole to serve alcohol during Prohibition.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

This Las Vegas casino boasts one of only three spiral escalators in the United States—an engineering wonder.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

Legend says Dungeons and Dragons players can get their dice blessed at the creator of the game's memorial.

Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.