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An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

One of the largest carillons in the world, this giant instrument has 67 cast-iron bells played by a keyboard.

Abraham Lincoln's likeness rests at the top of this giant totem pole.

Vintage neon signs illuminate highway history.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.

Secluded springs in the Rio Grande Gorge offer hot bathing beside the haunted ruins of a stagecoach stop.

Take a dip in the world's largest mineral hot springs pool.

A former sanitarium where soldiers were sent to recover in the healing waters of hot springs.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

This natural spa is known for its healing properties and vibrant hue.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

The translucent turquoise hue of these natural swimming pools comes from a high concentration of minerals.

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

Despite the name, these small saltwater swimming pools have nothing to do with the Romans.

One of the deepest indoor swimming pools in the world.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.

Narrow gorges and deep pools created by long-ago glaciers.