This old-fashioned confectionary has been family owned and operated for more than a century.

This picturesque beacon was built to keep boats safe shortly after the Civil War.

A memorial to the most decisive Native American victory of the Plains Indian War.

These five houses were built for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.

The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.

This nearly 200-foot tall limestone stack offers visitors amazing views and a chance to meet Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox.

Odd castle-like structures for collecting water sticking out of the Mississippi River.

Giant steel and concrete dinosaurs near Route 66 invite passerbys into a mineral shop.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

Every Sunday for the last 30 years, this Buddhist temple has hosted a market with food and Thai goods.

Often referred to as the largest spring in America.

One of the deepest springs in Missouri.

A notable example of Prairie School architecture that disregarded Victorian concepts about room divisions and featured a long, narrow floor plan.

A narrow fjord-like lake, the third-deepest in the United States, runs for over 50 miles into the Cascades of Washington state.

An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.

This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.

This trippy wonderland is the result of one man's obsessive, decades long passion project.

Honoring the adaptive athlete's Marathon of Hope.

A hidden oasis just north of Chicago's Chinatown.

An oversized metal construction of Billy Tripp's moods going through life.

This 1854 courthouse along the Mississippi River has a storied history.

In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.

This odd stone memorial remembers a loyal dog who offended the rail barons with his speed and saved his master with his pee.

The oldest soda fountain in St. Louis has been serving up treats for more than a century.