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On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.

A swirling spectrum of stained glass dazzles visitors who enter this subway station.

A neighborhood church's unusual abstract stained glass was the final project of avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau.

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

A rampant horde of demons smirk and snarl at visitors to this church, home to a rare complete set of medieval-era stained glass windows.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.

These sprawling mines once served as a source of plaster and today serve as a storage facility.

Outside Grand Valley State University, you'll find a bench upon which many were said to have sat according to the fictional Kcymaerxthaere, waiting for a guide of time.

An old church full of restored Catholic statues is a makeup artist's labor of love.

At HopCat, a marker honors fictional creatures with the ability to travel the missing dimensions of Kcymaerxthaere.

The museum moved on, but the diorama remain.

Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.

A gregarious Ohio resident has been building his whimsical temple to peace for decades.

This observatory comes complete with three separate telescopes and a dedicated community of amateur and expert astronomers.

The Fun Farm weaves fairy tales, myths, and magic into a magnificent collection for visitors to explore.

The overgrown remains of an old rail bridge rise above the valley like ancient Greek ruins.

A quaint miniatures museum that turns its focus towards the lives of Americans in a simpler time.

World's largest Christmas store.

Largest magic museum in the United States with more than half a million pieces of memorabilia.