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

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

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

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

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

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

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

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

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

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

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

Rising out of a clearing in New Jersey's Pine Barrens is an Aztec-inspired monument to the "Lindbergh of Mexico."