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A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

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

Discover a beautiful natural paradise, minutes away from a thriving city.

This stately clubhouse has showcased German-American culture for over a century.

A wartime promise becomes a shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes.

A collection of over 2000 air-moving devices of all kinds displayed in the Fanimation headquarters.

This candy shop has been serving up sweets to the Louisville area since the 1850s.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

In a grove of fast growing walnut trees outside Paris, Illinois, a marker shares the story of a fictional road building culture.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

Eclectic collection of rare and beautiful stones in a historic home.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

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

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

This mansion was made famous by its colorful cast of owners and location along the Sante Fe Trail.