Live long and prosper in Tennessee.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

The largest historic preservation organization in the United States.

Once an ornate movie theater remade by Catholic Charities.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

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

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

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

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

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This hotel was used during the Manhattan Project to house official visitors.

A bronze sculpture honors the 12 black students who attended the first integrated public high school in the segregated South.

A roadside music shop featuring a confounding series of folk art installations.

Once a gas station, this flightless airplane beside the Old Dixie Highway now houses a barbershop.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

A cannonball from Union forces battling John Hunt Morgan made this church a permanent home.