The watery grave of an impractical idea.

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

Walk up a ramp through a forest for panoramic views of Lake Michigan.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.