It wouldn't be long after purchasing this farm, Brown would lead his siege on Harper's Ferry.

Dozens of houses in the Adirondack Mountains are reminders of a literal "cottage industry" to cure people of a deadly disease.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

G.V. Black, the Father of Modern Dentistry, keeps an eternal eye on Chicagoan’s teeth from his perch in Lincoln Park.

No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

An unassuming store hides relics of its former life as the jazz club that hosted some of the best black performers of the 1920s and '30s.

A Chicago Movie Palace Lost to Time.

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

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

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

Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.

Landmark Chicago building narrowly avoided destruction.

One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

A hidden passageway now marks the site of an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan that some say broke a 140-year-old curse.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.