The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

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

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

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

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

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

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

The 606 is a decade in the making.

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

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

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

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

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."