A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This funky outdoor gallery in Florida is filled with whimsical recycled art installations.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.

A tribute to a future time when gravity is conquered.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.