Monticello, Illinois
Robert Allerton Park
The park that the Chicago Stockyards built.
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Monticello, Illinois
The park that the Chicago Stockyards built.
Charleston, Illinois
The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.
Ashmore, Illinois
This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.
Casey, Illinois
The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.
Carlinville, Illinois
Built in 1869, this now-retired structure looks more like a medieval fortress than a county lock-up.
Mountain Township, Illinois
In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.
Terre Haute, Indiana
Modeled after the labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral, this small-town Indiana memorial labyrinth sits half a world away.
Granite City, Illinois
A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.
Loveland, Ohio
A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.
Detroit, Michigan
The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.
Bloomington, Indiana
If astronomy had a ghost, it would look like this observatory.
Loogootee, Indiana
One man's goal to be surrounded by color resulted in this enchanting assortment of avian abodes.
Indianapolis, Indiana
The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.
Jasper, Indiana
One man's vision and a labor of love of many.
Memphis, Tennessee
Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.
Erin, Tennessee
Hiding behind a grocery store is a spectacular cavern carved as part of an old limestone quarry.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.
Memphis, Tennessee
Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.
Memphis, Tennessee
This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.
Pikeville, Tennessee
Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.
Memphis, Tennessee
The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Memphis, Tennessee
This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
Frankfort, Kentucky
This huge clock made of flowers and simple machinery was once used a political weapon.