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

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

This park is home to California's first oil boomtown, with structures that have stood for more than a century.

With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

Once known as the Illinois Asylum for the Incurable Insane.

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

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

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

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

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

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

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.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

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

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...