A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

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

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

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

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

A lovely hidden waterfall right off the highway is well worth a stop.

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

The spaceship-like theater, which is still in use, was one of the most popular exhibits at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

This former nursery supplied plants for the creation of Chicago's largest park.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

A giant lumpy candle serves as a beacon for this highly scented pit stop.

143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.

The home of 1.5 million wood letters for printing is still a functioning workshop.

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

The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.

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