Chicago, Illinois
David Wallach Memorial Fountain
A 19th-century horse lover's bequest led to the construction of this unique fountain in Chicago.
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Chicago, Illinois
A 19th-century horse lover's bequest led to the construction of this unique fountain in Chicago.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.
Swans Island, Maine
This uninhabited island in Maine is home to various works of art left by visitors over the years.
Key West, Florida
This small Key West museum is packed with dozens of artifacts that illustrate the life of the iconic playwright.
Oaxaca, Mexico
The ruins of an abandoned church mingle with the graves at Oaxaca’s General Cemetery.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.
Chicago, Illinois
Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.
Forest Park, Illinois
Chicago’s incendiary role in the labor movement.
Rockford, Illinois
This unassuming city park is home to three different types of Native American mounds.
Chicago, Illinois
An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.
Chicago, Illinois
One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.
Chicago, Illinois
A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.
Tallahassee, Florida
One man's grief over the national tragedy has manifested in a pod of homemade whales on his front lawn.
Palatine, Illinois
Take a break from all the boring business of death at this funeral home mini-golf course.
Atlanta, Georgia
Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.
Hapeville, Georgia
This hidden stone has absorbed decades of human anxiety.
Stonecrest, Georgia
Like Mars, but much closer.
Chipley, Florida
A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.
Perry, Florida
The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.
Griffin, Georgia
Could this grave be the true resting place of legendary gunfighter "Doc" Holliday? Unclear.
Marco Island, Florida
Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.
Fort Myers, Florida
One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.
Essex, Illinois
Moving, mind-blowing metal sculpture work of an outsider artist.
Chicago, Illinois
One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.