The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

This giant mimetic milk bottle has encouraged Route 66 travelers to choose dairy since 1948.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

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

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

How did a 2,000-year-old Roman column find its way to a Chicago park?

The last remnants of a lakeside airport that was bulldozed overnight by the mayor of Chicago.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

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

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

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

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

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

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

Overshadowed by the theme park opposite it, this small museum explores a major moment in American history.

This jagged colossus of a building is mostly held together by an enormous concrete exoskeleton.