This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

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

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.