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

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

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

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

An eccentric park and pool.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

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

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

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

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

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

A cow in the road might subvert the flow of traffic but this one's above it all, quite literally.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.