Chicago, Illinois
Obama Kissing Rock
The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.
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Chicago, Illinois
The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.
Chicago, Illinois
A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.
Chicago, Illinois
An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.
Chicago, Illinois
An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.
Chicago, Illinois
A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.
Chicago, Illinois
A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.
Chicago, Illinois
A monument to the art of slicing people open.
Chicago, Illinois
This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.
Stockholm, Sweden
A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.
Sur Lípez, Bolivia
This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.
Bolivia
This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.
New York, New York
Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.
Kellogg, Minnesota
This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.
Paris, France
A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.
Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.
Juneau, Alaska
One toy collector's legacy of hundreds of unique items includes the most diverse display of northern indigenous dolls.
Skagway, Alaska
Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.
Alaska
The stickered marker pinpoints where the only maintained road in the United States crosses into the polar region.
Cleveland, Ohio
Medical history museum featuring a lovely doctor's office from the 1800s.
Cleveland, Ohio
The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.
Wasilla, Alaska
Siberian husky that delivered a life-saving antitoxin.
Skagway, Alaska
A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.
Homer, Alaska
Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.