A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

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

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

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.

A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

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

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

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

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

A waterfall 600 ft. inside a mountain, once the bane of gold miners, is now a spectacle of nature.