Chicago, Illinois
Stan Mansion
Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.
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Chicago, Illinois
Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.
Oak Park, Illinois
The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.
Lisle, Illinois
A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.
San Luis Obispo, California
A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."
San Luis Obispo, California
An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.
Solvang, California
California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.
Solvang, California
Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.
Merced, California
The huge granite obelisk that towers over a small California town.
Providence, Rhode Island
Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.
Ware, Massachusetts
The largest body of water in Massachusetts annihilated four small towns just to slake Boston's thirst.
Amherst, Massachusetts
The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.
Holyoke, Massachusetts
A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.
Deerfield, Massachusetts
This roadside attraction attracts kids with dinosaurs before blindsiding them with geology.
Chicago, Illinois
A Bibliophile's Dream.
Chicago, Illinois
Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.
Chicago, Illinois
A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.
San Diego, California
One of the largest trees of its kind in California.
San Diego, California
A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."
San Diego, California
An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.
San Diego, California
Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.
London, England
The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.
London, England
Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.
London, England
Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.