This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

This old steel industry company town has a tradition of parking cars on the sidewalk so people can walk in the narrow streets.

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

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

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.

Honoring the star of the “The Bob Newhart Show” which took place in the city of Chicago in the 1970s.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.