Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Stock Exchange Arch
A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.
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Chicago, Illinois
A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Chicago, Illinois
The last remaining vestige of a popular 1999 public art display.
Chicago, Illinois
Hidden on the seventh floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.
Chicago, Illinois
This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."
Chicago, Illinois
Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.
Chicago, Illinois
The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.
Chicago, Illinois
Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.
Chicago, Illinois
This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.
Chicago, Illinois
Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.
Chicago, Illinois
How did a 2,000-year-old Roman column find its way to a Chicago park?
Chicago, Illinois
These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.
Chicago, Illinois
The last remnants of a lakeside airport that was bulldozed overnight by the mayor of Chicago.
Monteagle, Tennessee
This mansion turned restaurant was once a pitstop for Al Capone during his travels.
Sewanee, Tennessee
A natural sandstone bridge hidden in the Sewanee forest.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
This beloved American snack was conceived by a hungry coal miner.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Cullman, Alabama
A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.
Birmingham, Alabama
A castle-inspired apartment building that has stood in Birmingham since 1927.