In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

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

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.

Despite being considered a thoroughly American sport, basketball's oldest surviving playing field is found in the basement of a Paris YMCA.

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.

An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.

In the absence of a Chinese-language newspaper, for years the community posted daily updates on this simple bulletin board.

This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.

A historic hotel with many stories of haunted activity.

The building features one of the last remaining free-floating spiral grand staircases in the U.S.

This now-abandoned part of the original transcontinental railroad route provides a surreal driving and historical experience.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

Cooks at this tiny takeout spot grind their rice flour in a stone mill each morning for perfect cheung fun.

Even for Egyptian royalty, the afterlife was bring-your-own-beef.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

An extensive collection of fine art devoted to man's best friend.

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.