Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

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

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

The world's only known button museum.

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

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

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

A precursor to Taro Okamoto’s iconic Tower of the Sun.

This public bathroom takes the form of a 19th-century lighthouse that once stood on the spot.

A cursed torii gate still stands on the edge of Haneda Airport, decades after its shrine's relocation.

Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

This small Key West museum is packed with dozens of artifacts that illustrate the life of the iconic playwright.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

Leave it to Key West to drop a real-live drag queen instead of a ball to mark the arrival of the New Year.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

This small Arkansas town once had a close encounter with the Beatles, and are determined never to let anyone forget that. Ever.

Town not known for anything except its strange name.