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This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

Said to be haunted, this tower was constructed by a sugar importer as a gift to his wife.

The study has wall paneling from a 17th century ship.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

These murals have been brightening a Chicago beach for more than 30 years.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

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

This sprawling woodland estate was the brainchild of iconic American industrial designer Russel Wright.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

This exuberantly curated landscape is one of the largest sculpture gardens in Canada.

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

See wolves, coyotes, and arctic foxes in a natural environment smack in the middle of New York State.

Constrained by time and topography, this civil engineering landmark was constructed 100 feet above Starrucca Creek over the course of a single year.

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.

This fancifully decorated Victorian home in New York’s Hudson Valley is the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

Abandoned rock quarry now a haven for mountain bikers and hikers.