This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

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

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

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.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

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

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

Memorials and tributes scattered across the university grounds remember a famous national tragedy of the Nixon era.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

The crash of this great airship signaled the beginning of the end for dirigibles.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.