The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A former imperial sea-fortress and Soviet prison.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

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

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

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

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

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

The 606 is a decade in the making.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.