This little Greek plateau is home to thousands of rustic, white-sailed windmills.

Cretean quarry suggests real-life site for ancient Greek myth of the man-eating Minotaur in his labyrinth.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.

Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

Where the Model T was made and the assembly line was invented.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

A one-armed veteran of the Battle of Waterloo lies in a cemetery for one in the middle of a Chicago scrapyard.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

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

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

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

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

This abstract sculpture is rumored to cast a hammer-and-sickle shadow once a year.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

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