This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

How did a 2,000-year-old Roman column find its way to a Chicago park?

The last remnants of a lakeside airport that was bulldozed overnight by the mayor of Chicago.

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

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

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

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

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

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

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

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

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

Northern Kentucky’s very own Notre Dame showcases intricate stained glass and the bones of saints.