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

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

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

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

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

A one-armed veteran of the Battle of Waterloo lies in a cemetery for one in the middle of a Chicago scrapyard.

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

This old steel industry company town has a tradition of parking cars on the sidewalk so people can walk in the narrow streets.

A relic of the Cold War in Chicago.

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

The remains of a Rockefeller's lush Italianate estate hidden in the underbrush on the coast of Lake Michigan.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

Explore an early California pioneer's rancho hidden in LA's manufacturing hinterland.

This mysterious and creepy location instills a strong sense of foreboding in all visitors.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.