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A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

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

This combination shop and museum is filled with curious items and artifacts.

These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.

Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.

This highest peak in Idaho can only be reached by traversing a formation known as "Chicken-Out Ridge."

After this former brothel closed, its interior remained almost frozen in time.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

The "last unrestored grand mansion of Savannah" is now a cramped, mouldering maze of antiques.

For more than 15 years, this downtown dive bar has hosted fiery outdoor “iron pours.”

No passport is required to eat around the world at this elegant restaurant.

A life-sized baby elephant tombstone marks the grave of a circus owner at a country church in southern Georgia.

Located on the campus of Emory University, this museum is filled with objects from the Americas to ancient Greece.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

An odd and heartwarming stone marker enshrines the moment a community saved a farmer's pig that fell in a well.