It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

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

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

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

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

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

A 19th-century horse lover's bequest led to the construction of this unique fountain in Chicago.

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."

Where dioramas can follow you home.

This abstract sculpture is rumored to cast a hammer-and-sickle shadow once a year.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

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

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

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