When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

This diner serves Route 66 nostalgia and what it claims is the 'original' hot dog on a stick.

Burial site of the notorious Chicago gangster.

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.

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

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

Where a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse met one Saturday and changed their lives forever.

Chicago’s last original drive-in restaurant is a family-run hot dog joint that started in 1948.

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

A board game enthusiast's love for the game, memorialized forever.

This old-fashioned confectionary has been family owned and operated for more than a century.

A former Army airfield is home to one of the largest aviation museums in America.

A museum documents the development of the invention that tamed the Wild West.

The 55-pound trichobezoar was removed from the stomach of a cow.

A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.

The largest arcade museum in the world chronicles the golden age of video games which ended promptly in 1987.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

With a history dating back to Victorian times, this architectural gem is a rare New York tourist haunt worth visiting.

The lesser-known Alice sculpture of Central Park dedicated to the “godmother of American children.”

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'