Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

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

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

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

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

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

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

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.