Wadsworth, Illinois
Onan's Gold Pyramid House
A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.
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Wadsworth, Illinois
A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.
Cleveland, Ohio
The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.
Cleveland, Ohio
An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.
Pontiac, Michigan
What was once the largest NFL stadium.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
The museum moved on, but the diorama remain.
Dearborn, Michigan
The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.
Wilmette, Illinois
The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.
Joliet, Illinois
What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.
Chicago, Illinois
The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.
Chicago, Illinois
Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.
Kelleys Island, Ohio
These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.
West Baden Springs, Indiana
A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.
Greencastle, Indiana
Display that gathers the basic elements of the universe in one convenient location.
Louisville, Kentucky
This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.
Bloomington, Indiana
A lesser-known part of the Kinsey Institute is this impressive collection of art, artifacts, and material culture related to human sexuality.
Columbus, Ohio
Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.