A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.

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

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

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

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

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

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

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

This artificial archipelago was supposed to resemble a map of the world.

Feed it cash, get your very own gold bar.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

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

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.