Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.

On a remote island in the northern reaches of Lake Michigan, a museum of collectibles collides with a vintage toy store.

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

Whimsical cartoon cars suspended on posts soar over an automotive shop.

This former county courthouse was originally an opulent hotel and entertainment venue.

Paranormal activity on the great lakes.

Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.

A lifetime's accumulation of bric-a-brac and kitsch.

A group of artists transformed this desolate city alleyway into an outdoor gallery of street art.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

A wondrously macabre treasury of obscure antiques and unusual oddities.

This small museum is dedicated to one of the most influential, yet obscure, jazz legends of Prohibition.

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.

Whimsical sculptures dot a woodland path surrounding their creator's old summer cottage.

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

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

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

Haunted dolls, macabre artifacts, and more make up the collection of the “most haunted museum in the world.”

Every winter, the wind carves blocks of frozen water into beautiful abstract shapes inside this unusually curved tunnel.