The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

This ambitious attraction was the brain child of a lake resort impresario, and built by the WPA.

An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

On the shores of Lake Superior, a small group of monks makes sacred sweets.

This former county courthouse was originally an opulent hotel and entertainment venue.

The structure has welcomed visitors to this scenic harbor city on Lake Michigan for many decades.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

"The Most Boring Road in the State."

A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.

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

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

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.

You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.

Yup, that's where the name came from.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.