One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

The pan man stands as a testament to the functionality of American cast iron cookware.

Live long and prosper in Tennessee.

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

There’s a special club house at the top for the bell ringers.

A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.

One man's grief over the national tragedy has manifested in a pod of homemade whales on his front lawn.

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

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

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

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

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.