A park and memorial dedicated to the victims of the deadliest school massacre in American history.

The last remaining tollhouse in Michigan built during the 19th-century plank road craze.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

Location of the Real World's disastrous, and protested, eleventh season.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

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

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A science teacher's dream.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.