This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

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.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

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

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

The 606 is a decade in the making.

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

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

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

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

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

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.