Chicago, Illinois
The 606 aka Bloomingdale Trail
The 606 is a decade in the making.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Chicago, Illinois
Gullivers Pizza
Pizza with a side of fine art.
Bloomington, Minnesota
The Mall of America
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Rye, Colorado
Bishop Castle
The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.
Mitchell, South Dakota
The Corn Palace
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Detroit, Michigan
Heidelberg Project
One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.
West Bend, Iowa
Father Paul Dobberstein's Grotto of the Redemption
A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.
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Portland, Oregon
24 Hour Church of Elvis
The World's First 24 Hour Coin-Operated Art Gallery!! Plastic, Styrofoam, and Elvis--If you can't get rid of it, you might as well worship it!!
Wall, South Dakota
Wall Drug
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Gastown Steam Clock
A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.
Salem, New Hampshire
Mystery Hill: America's Stonehenge
America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.
Chicago, Illinois
Haymarket Square
Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.
Loveland, Ohio
Harry Andrews' Chateau Laroche
A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.
