One of the largest crucifixes in the world stands 55 feet tall in a secluded, wooded area of northern Michigan.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

Center filled with hands-on displays served as a tribute to several astronauts with connections to the state.

Largest magic museum in the United States with more than half a million pieces of memorabilia.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

"The Most Boring Road in the State."

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

The museum moved on, but the diorama remain.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

A European-style bath house in Chicago.

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

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.