Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

These gardens recreate unique and endangered Michigan habitats.

Everyone's invited to put on a miniature concert with this world-class musical wonder.

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

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

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

For books about travel, whether factual or fictional, the perfect antiquarian does exist.

This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.

Bits of architecture from a town destroyed in World War I now decorate this hotel garden.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

One of the three perfect vellum copies of this historic book known to exist is on display in a specially-designed case.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

An enigmatic monument to the Irish revolutionary who plotted an uprising against British rule.