Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

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.

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

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

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.

No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.

In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.

His music once banned in Communist Cuba, John Lennon is now immortalized in bronze by Castro, who considers Lennon a "fellow dreamer."