Wellesley Island, New York
Just Room Enough Island
This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.
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Wellesley Island, New York
This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.
Chicago, Illinois
A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.
Chicago, Illinois
All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.
Chicago, Illinois
G.V. Black, the Father of Modern Dentistry, keeps an eternal eye on Chicagoan’s teeth from his perch in Lincoln Park.
Chicago, Illinois
No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.
Chicago, Illinois
In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.
Chicago, Illinois
A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.
Chicago, Illinois
A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.
Chicago, Illinois
An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.
Chicago, Illinois
The last remaining vestige of a popular 1999 public art display.
Chicago, Illinois
An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.
Chicago, Illinois
A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.
Chicago, Illinois
A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.
Chicago, Illinois
This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Troy, New York
A man used his Civil War-era fortune to build this sanctuary in memory of his wife.
Troy, New York
This relic of 19th-century infrastructure is one of the few remaining coal gas storage tanks in the U.S.
Troy, New York
This historic church with a connection to "Uncle Sam" is now a fraternity house.
Albany, New York
The largest museum dedicated to Italian Americans on the East Coast is located in a 100-year-old church.
Albany, New York
The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.
Dallas, Texas
A symbol of Texas pride.
Dallas, Texas
A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.
Dallas, Texas
This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.
Washington, D.C.
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.