This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

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

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

A science teacher's dream.

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

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.

The remains of a Rockefeller's lush Italianate estate hidden in the underbrush on the coast of Lake Michigan.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

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

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.