In an alley not far from where two great highways meet, byways of a very different sort are honored.

Ornate limestone building now filled with geologic specimens, and more.

There is an art, a science, and certainly a responsibility to occupying The Big Red Chair, and this is where it's learned.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

38-story baroque tower reflecting Detroit's rise, fall, and possible rise again.

An ornate Detroit church, left empty and ravaged by time.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.

In Grand Rapids, Michigan, a marker honors the creation story of a proud fictional culture.

On the right bank of the Grand River a plaque remembers an imaginary painter who once awaited his youth.

Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.

These sprawling mines once served as a source of plaster and today serve as a storage facility.

A trailblazing sovereign nation tucked in the American state of Wisconsin.

Outside Hope College in Holland, Michigan, a marker honors a University without people from the fictional Kcymaerxthaereal times.

On the shores of Lake Kalamazoo, a plaque marks a fictional event where an island nation ran aground.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

In this relatively flat state the highest point is an honored place.

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

Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

Once an ornate movie theater remade by Catholic Charities.

Landmark Chicago building narrowly avoided destruction.