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

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

A science teacher's dream.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

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

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

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