Des Plaines, Illinois
Square Deal Shoe Store
This historic store hides a museum exhibiting a shoe-sizing x-ray machine and a pair of kicks that once belonged to the world's tallest man.
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Des Plaines, Illinois
This historic store hides a museum exhibiting a shoe-sizing x-ray machine and a pair of kicks that once belonged to the world's tallest man.
Batavia, Illinois
World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.
St. Charles, Illinois
A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.
San Francisco, California
The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.
Sausalito, California
Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.
Chicago, Illinois
A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.
Chicago, Illinois
Pizza with a side of fine art.
Niles, Illinois
Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.
Wadsworth, Illinois
A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.
Yellville, Arkansas
The final remnant of the Arkansas zinc industry is this historically protected ghost town.
Calico Rock, Arkansas
An abandoned early-20th-century boomtown sits within the Calico Rock city limits.