A preserved stump is all that remains of the once-mighty hardwood.

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

Interactive museum complete with costumed re-enactors and the only known surviving chest from the Boston Tea Party.

America's original house of worship for Spiritualism, the religious movement based on communing with the dead.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

The menus here are a love letter to the culinary history of New Orleans.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

Just outside Chicago, one of the few traditional Mongolian restaurants in the U.S. serves a misunderstood cuisine.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

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

Chicago’s last original drive-in restaurant is a family-run hot dog joint that started in 1948.

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

The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

Also known as the Osaka Garden, this garden was originally built in 1893 as part of the World's Columbian Exposition.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.