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The first declared National Monument in the United States.

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

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

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

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

The final resting place of a miniature monkey.

This 500-meter-long memorial pays tribute to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost to COVID-19 in the UK.

Around 30 ship figureheads are housed at this 11th-century abbey and gardens.