Chicago, Illinois
Money Museum
This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.
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Chicago, Illinois
This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.
Chicago, Illinois
A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.
Oak Park, Illinois
After an Illinois church was struck by lightning and burned down, Frank Lloyd Wright designed this replacement.
Oak Park, Illinois
The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.
Maywood, Illinois
A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.
Berwyn, Illinois
The clothes-washing king doubles as a community center with some unusual features, including an aviary filled with finches.
Traverse City, Michigan
Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.
Traverse City, Michigan
An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.
Traverse City, Michigan
A 12-foot sculpture serves as a constant reminder of the importance of protecting and restoring the Boardman River.
Traverse City, Michigan
A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.
Traverse City, Michigan
Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.