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

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

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

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

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

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

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.