The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

G.V. Black, the Father of Modern Dentistry, keeps an eternal eye on Chicagoan’s teeth from his perch in Lincoln Park.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

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

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

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.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

What is the Thing?

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.