The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

This 1920s railway depot is now home to two unique museums complete with a miniature train ride.

This stately clubhouse has showcased German-American culture for over a century.

A unique set of caves that spits waves back out into the ocean.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

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

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history, this memorial has faced its fair share of backlash.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

America's smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.