Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

A 19th-century horse lover's bequest led to the construction of this unique fountain in Chicago.

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

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

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A European-style bath house in Chicago.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

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

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.