A portion of the old Pirates stadium over which a defining home run once flew still stands even after the rest of the stadium was torn down.

This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.

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

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

In the middle of Calvary Cemetery stands this singular memorial to a small boy who died too young.

One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

This rooftop sign has been confusing Milwaukee-bound airline passengers for decades.

Complex aquaponics systems allow fish and plants to grow in harmony.

A circus of light and sound forms a sensory ode to an iconic train that will never pass through town again.

Central City celebrates its most famous madam by racing beds down Main Street.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

The site of the house Jack Parsons made famous both in life and death.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

Mid-Century Modern Meets Millionaire’s Row.

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

A repository of Pasadena history.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Home of the "Father of Forestry."

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.