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

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

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

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

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

This striking, historic hotel has major Wes Anderson movie energy.

A towering spire in the fortress of Kalemegdan honors the victorious armies of Serbia during their struggles against the Ottoman Empire.

A misnamed well, with a deep dark past.

Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.

This store may be part of a well-known chain, but it stands out due to the tree growing through the middle of it.

This softball diamond has a culture all its own.

You have to know where to look in this rather ordinary-looking square to find hints of its past as a dissidents' cemetery.

A pocket of Buenos Aires with an unusually high concentration of psychotherapists.

Where sweethearts leave their love locks in the Uruguayan capital.

This beautiful example of neoclassical architecture is one of Uruguay's most treasured cultural gems.

The design of the Palacio Salvo has been described as "a lighthouse on top of a building."

The oldest café in Montevideo preserves its history as the city's bohemian hub.

The fighters and conspirators that won independence for Paraguay held secret meetings at this historic house.

A pocket of pine forests, healing lakes, and legendary rocks rising from Kazakhstan’s endless steppe.

A theater with world-class acoustics, neo-Classical architecture and Kazakh ornaments.

Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.

A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.