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

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

A Chicago Movie Palace Lost to Time.

Once an ornate movie theater remade by Catholic Charities.

Landmark Chicago building narrowly avoided destruction.

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.

See the computer’s history revealed over the course of 20,000 years.

An unlikely Transcendental Meditation haven in the American Heartland built around the ancient Vedic principles of balance and harmony.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

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

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

Religion and personal struggle gave birth to this collection of concrete angels.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.