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

A park and memorial dedicated to the victims of the deadliest school massacre in American history.

The poet’s boyhood home is now dedicated to celebrating his life and legacy.

A white oak with property rights.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.

A museum devoted to the victims and the survivors of the most catastrophic fire in American history.

The oldest certified bowling alley in the United States is in the basement of this century-old bar.

The world's largest anatomically accurate brain sculpture.

The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.

This unassuming home was once “grand central station” for the Underground Railroad.

Ernest Hemingway wrote a good portion of "A Farewell to Arms" while living with the parents of his second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

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

One of the finest examples of a black soil prairie that was barely saved by the Great Depression.

The world's only known button museum.

This protected area in Lake Huron contains some of the world’s best-preserved shipwrecks.

The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.