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

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

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

Once known as the Illinois Asylum for the Incurable Insane.

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

Dozens of large steel sculptures fill this two-acre park outside a former blacksmith's studio.

This graveyard is home to the so-called "Witch's Circle."

In a cemetery full of holy men, mobsters, and haunted graves, among the most remarkable graves an ordinary husband and wife's spinning headstone.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

The last remnants of a lakeside airport that was bulldozed overnight by the mayor of Chicago.

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

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

Step back in time while shopping inside this local store.

A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

This enchanting forest trail leads to ethereal abodes and a giant bird's nest.

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

Winter weather reveals a large Italian marble crucifix drowned beneath Lake Michigan.

Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

World's largest Christmas store.

This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.

Three playfully immersive mini golf courses let you travel alongside your ball to the cup at this facility, which has been around since the 1950s.

How did the 110-ton limestone statue cross the road?