Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

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

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

An off-the-beaten-path place to literally hang beneath Milwaukee's Holton Street Bridge.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

A house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb.

The site of an ancient Mississippian settlement that appears to have flourished during the 10th to 13th centuries.

The arboretum whose marshy soil sucked up the dreams of housing developers.

The final resting place of one of Thomas Jefferson's formerly enslaved sons.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

Comprised of Spanish war cannons, this sculpture once graced the bow of a WWI warship.

A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Chilly air billows out from the entrance of an abandoned mine on a steep hillside, providing a refuge for Ice Age fauna and flora.

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

This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.

Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.

Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.