A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

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

The 606 is a decade in the making.

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

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

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

A monument to the art of slicing people open.