Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.

The historical home of Colonel Noah Orr, also known as the “Union County Giant” who stood at 7ft 8ins.

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

Dozens of large steel sculptures fill this two-acre park outside a former blacksmith's studio.

The oldest house in Galena, Illinois, now is a reminder of when this city was the world's lead mining capital.

The oldest operating hotel in Illinois enjoys a historic (and some say haunted) past.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

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

The farm toy capital of the world hosts a museum filled with toy tractors dating back to the late 1800s.

This baseball diamond was home to the Rockford Peaches, a team featured in the hit film "A League of Their Own."

A sprawling historic mansion with connections to a notable industrial and publishing dynasty.

Finished in December of 1906, it was the longest rail viaduct in the United States and the third longest of its kind in the world at that time.

One of the last remaining covered bridges in the region.

One man's goal to be surrounded by color resulted in this enchanting assortment of avian abodes.

The chiseled jaw of this forgotten American hero still stands tall in a small Indiana town.

The only freestanding table rock formation east of the Mississippi.

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

A chapel built by Italian POWs during World War II tells a forgotten tale of the war on the home front.

The design of this modernist church was revolutionary when it was constructed in 1942.

At the turn of the century, a chair like rock sat at the top of the falls and hosted the winner of a local beauty contest.

This former mill tunnel was blasted under the ridge to divert a portion of the Muscatatuck River.