America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

A swaggering, monumental souvenir of the most extravagant party Montreal’s ever thrown.

This crumbling industrial fortress has attracted daredevils, filmmakers, and historians.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

A European-style bath house in Chicago.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

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

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

Once an ornate movie theater remade by Catholic Charities.

A 19th-century horse lover's bequest led to the construction of this unique fountain in Chicago.

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

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

A Chicago Movie Palace Lost to Time.