A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

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

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

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

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

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

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

The world's longest known cave system.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

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

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

A science teacher's dream.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.