The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

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

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

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

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Hidden on the seventh floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

Where hikers on the Tecumseh Trail can exchange a dirty sock for a free geode.

Both funky and traditional, it's the oldest of its kind in Indiana.

This mysterious hill seems to pull objects uphill.

A flamboyantly decorated bridge signals diversity and fellowship at the entry to Indianapolis' Broad Ripple Village.

This railroad overpass is said to be home to a murderous goat-man whose very legend has led to very real deaths.

The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.

Modeled after the labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral, this small-town Indiana memorial labyrinth sits half a world away.

The Okefenokee Swamp houses this "incredibobble" tribute to the creator of America’s favorite cartoon possum.

A time capsule of Floridian history fights to survive on the banks of Chokoloskee Bay.

A replica of one of the more than 15,000 civilian lookout towers that lined the U.S. coast during World War II.

This salad has two key ingredients: hearts of palm and green ice cream.