This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.

The 32nd president's sprawling cottage sits on an island enclave jointly managed by the U.S. and Canada.

A quarter mile off the coastal tip of Maine you'll find the "Beloved Island" of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.

A butcher shop in Minneapolis has all the meats and cheeses you’d expect from any of its kind—except that all the products are vegan.

This landmark honoring a local beer brand is an iconic part of the Minneapolis skyline.

The bespectacled, cocktail-sipping pachyderm is a strange but fitting liquor store mascot.

Take a glimpse into a pioneer-era homestead at the birthplace and home of Indiana's "Children's Poet."

Inspired by a piece of concrete, these three pyramid-shaped buildings have been beloved Indianapolis landmarks for over 50 years.

This whimsical park encourages its visitors and wildlife to roam on and around the various works of art.

This elaborate estate contains a stunning marble aviary, a sunken conservatory, and a magnificent music room with a two-story pipe organ.

A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.

A monument to the King's final show, complete with a time capsule.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

Kwanu'sila the Thunderbird has been silently watching over Chicago for more than 100 years (kind of).

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

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

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

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