Rows of 19th-century brick ovens used to process coal into coke form the center of a wooded park.

A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.

Ohio's 19th-century communist micro-society.

How did a former First Lady's tiara wind up being sold to a pawn shop on reality TV?

The 25th President's marble casket can be visited in this classical Ohio tomb.

Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.

A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.

A jukebox headstone marks the grave of the Cleveland disc jockey credited with coining the term “rock 'n' roll."

Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.

Remnants of a forgotten ballpark where legend and infamy intersect.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

A dazzling display of lights and crystals.

If you don't look closely, you might mistake this sculpture for just another passenger waiting at the airport.

Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.

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

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

Where dioramas can follow you home.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.