A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.

The Swedish flag over this small naval fort signals that the nation is at peace.

Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

This Stockholm light tower can be controlled by anyone with a smartphone.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

This whimsical sculpture garden is a local treasure.

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

According to the legend, this strikingly beautiful hill has miraculous healing powers.

The buildings around this DePaul University statue create an echo chamber for those standing in the center of the circle.

Louis Sullivan’s dark, swirling cast-iron designs envelop a popular department store in this Chicago landmark.

In Chicago, an empty relic of a time when neighborhood zoos were more common.

A historic 1929 art-house cinema that features independent, classic, cult, and foreign films in an atmospheric setting.

A long lost multi-cultural music venue used to reside in the bottom floor of Chicago's Flat Iron Building.

Kwanu'sila the Thunderbird has been silently watching over Chicago for more than 100 years (kind of).

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

Once an ornate movie theater remade by Catholic Charities.

A wondrously macabre treasury of obscure antiques and unusual oddities.

A Chicago Movie Palace Lost to Time.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.