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This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

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

A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.

Located along historic Route 66, this former gas station has been restored and converted into a museum filled with vintage motorcycles.

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.

Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States and an abandoned gold mine and ghost town all in one place!

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

US-50 in Nevada is known as "the Loneliest Road in America," but this earlier iteration of the route is even lonelier.

Enjoy a tour of oddities and makeshift monsters at this souvenir store with an offbeat sense of humor.

This historic railroad hotel built from Kansas limestone was once the most popular hotels for traveling salesmen in the midwest.

Despite the name, this narrow bridge isn't very dangerous at all.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.

A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.