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Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.

You can release a young butterfly at this beautiful indoor garden.

The last home designed in its entirety by noted architect Luis Barragán owes its existence to an impressive jacaranda tree.

This rooftop sign has been confusing Milwaukee-bound airline passengers for decades.

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

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

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

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

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

The remnants of this Douglas fir predate Columbus's arrival in North America.

A group of artists transformed this desolate city alleyway into an outdoor gallery of street art.

Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.

The world's largest talking cow would like to tell you about the benefits of 100% Wisconsin dairy products, if only she still could.

This forgotten beach house built to look like a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece overlooks a hidden beach.

This supper-club-turned-concert-venue still serves drinks at its original rotating bar.

Behind a modern brick exterior lies the oldest continuously-operating lunch-car diner in the United States.

According to the legend, this strikingly beautiful hill has miraculous healing powers.

Software company Epic Systems has created one of the strangest and largest workplaces of all time.

A circus of light and sound forms a sensory ode to an iconic train that will never pass through town again.

Farms are serving pizza made from their own fresh crops, a growing trend in the American Midwest.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.