Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

Get fishing gear and craft beer at this restaurant on the pier.

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

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

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.

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

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.

This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?