Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

World's most expensive home.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

The eccentric mansion of one the most popular horror authors of modern times.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.