A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

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

The oldest house in Chicago certainly doesn't look the part and there are some who say it doesn't deserve its title either.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

Medical museum focused on antique anesthesiology equipment.

This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.

The world’s largest collection of angel figurines includes 600 black angels donated by Oprah Winfrey.

Take a break from all the boring business of death at this funeral home mini-golf course.

This lakefront cottage was crafted in the 1800s and was once a sanitorium.

At the largest railway museum in the United States, you can see everything from an early steam engine to a functioning Thomas the Tank Engine.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.

A one-stop shop for all things snowmobile, started by a snowmobile-obsessed group of friends in Wisconsin.

Dating back to the 1800s, two imposing buildings in Michigan have had countless transformations over the years.

This tiny site in Iowa, part of a patchwork national wildlife refuge, is home to ancient flora and fauna.

This monument honors the band's impromptu performance at Cadillac highschool's homecoming decades ago.

Lined with plaques and tributes to veterans, this patriotic street was founded by Mexican immigrants.

This museum collects over a century of automobile history including the iconic car from The Muppet Movie.

Amateur taxidermy museum known for its large collection of white squirrels.

This bridge was constructed from the remains of the first Ferris wheel.