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

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

How did a 2,000-year-old Roman column find its way to a Chicago park?

The last remnants of a lakeside airport that was bulldozed overnight by the mayor of Chicago.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

Tucked away on a scenic trail, a modest memorial honors one of the greatest writers of our time.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

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

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

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

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

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

Everyone from Alan Ginsberg to The Rolling Stones has stopped by this classic dive bar.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

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

Fuel your honky-tonking with this venue's unbeatable “Recession Special.”

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.