Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

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

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

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

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

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.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

The largest collection of handbags in the world, the oldest of which were used to carry Bibles, primarily by men.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.