A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

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

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

This former prison now houses a lovely library devoted to Quebec's oft-maligned English-speaking history.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.

Iconic red and white plaques show the creative names invented to navigate the city streets.

The oldest continuously-operating tavern in Wisconsin used a clever loophole to serve alcohol during Prohibition.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.