Chicago, Illinois
The DNA Discovery Center
At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.
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Chicago, Illinois
At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.
Chicago, Illinois
A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.
Chicago, Illinois
A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.
Wilmington, Illinois
This national park dedicated to the tallgrass prairie ecosystem still displays its military past.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.
Nekoma, North Dakota
The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.
Türisalu, Estonia
Abandoned Soviet base once stocked with short and medium range missiles pointed at western Europe.
Redmond, Washington
This Cold War missile launch site has been abandoned for 40 years.
Medway, England
This abandoned gun tower was built to defend the River Thames from a French naval attack.
Waukesha, Wisconsin
A forgotten Cold War relic hidden in the outskirts of a Wisconsin city.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.
Waukegan, Illinois
A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.
Wadsworth, Illinois
A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.
Volo, Illinois
Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.
Lincolnshire, Illinois
This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.
Alpena, Michigan
This protected area in Lake Huron contains some of the world’s best-preserved shipwrecks.
Maple City, Michigan
Hidden beneath the waters of Lake Michigan rests a perfectly intact ship from the early 1900s.
Leland, Michigan
The rusted remains of an ill-fated freighter lie just off the coast of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan.
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Paranormal activity on the great lakes.
Wichita, Kansas
A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.
Hakone, Japan
This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.
Bommayapalayam, India
This experimental utopian "city of the future" in rural India may hold a dark secret.
Antarctica
One of the world's southernmost bars.