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 military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.

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

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

Honoring the star of the “The Bob Newhart Show” which took place in the city of Chicago in the 1970s.

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

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.

Western New York's largest independent bookstore doubles as a historical repository of all things Niagara Falls.

Quite possibly the last cross all humans will ever see.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

A tunnel that brings more than a century of history to life from the deepest parts of the Niagara Gorge.

The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.

Take an underground boat ride through a former hydraulic raceway that was built in the late 19th century.

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

This restored house is like a time capsule of the president's unconventional inauguration.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

An elaborate memorial to a man local legend says died of a broken heart.