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U-505

Chicago, Illinois

U-505

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

Mars Cheese Castle

Kenosha, Wisconsin

Mars Cheese Castle

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

The man-eaters of Tsavo at the Field Museum, Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

Tsavo Man Eaters

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

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1810s English Rotunda, Thorne Miniature Rooms

Chicago, Illinois

Thorne Miniature Rooms

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

The hotel lobby

Chicago, Illinois

Palmer House Hilton

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

The newly restored Tiffany Dome.

Chicago, Illinois

Tiffany Dome

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

Exterior.

Chicago, Illinois

The Sullivan Center

Louis Sullivan’s dark, swirling cast-iron designs envelop a popular department store in this Chicago landmark.

Willis Tower Glass Platform

Chicago, Illinois

Willis Tower Glass Platform

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

Riviera Ballroom

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Riviera Ballroom

A historic ballroom host to famous performers from the big band era to 1980s rock.

Music Box Theatre

Chicago, Illinois

Music Box Theatre

A historic 1929 art-house cinema that features independent, classic, cult, and foreign films in an atmospheric setting.

The Sinclair Dinosaur of the Brookfield Zoo

Brookfield, Illinois

Brookfield Zoo's Sinclair Dinosaur

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

The full sign.

Melrose Park, Illinois

Kiddieland Sign

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

The De Salvo Family Plot

Hillside, Illinois

The Spinning Headstone

In a cemetery full of holy men, mobsters, and haunted graves, among the most remarkable graves an ordinary husband and wife's spinning headstone.

Al Capone's gravestone.

Hillside, Illinois

Al Capone’s Grave

Burial site of the notorious Chicago gangster.

Painting in Hyatt Lodge

Oak Brook, Illinois

Former McDonald’s Campus

The company moved out of its sprawling headquarters, leaving plenty of traces behind.

Pickwick

Park Ridge, Illinois

Pickwick Theatre

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

Lilacia Park

Lombard, Illinois

Lilacia Park

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

The Viking today.

Geneva, Illinois

The Viking

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

'The Awaking Muse'

Schaumburg, Illinois

'The Awaking Muse'

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

Elton John themed pinball!

Las Vegas, Nevada

Pinball Hall of Fame

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

Stardust Sign, August 2025

Las Vegas, Nevada

The Neon Museum

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

Art-o-mat.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Art-o-mat

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

The front side of the Big Piece.

Las Vegas, Nevada

‘The Big Piece’

The largest recovered section of Titanic sits in a hotel in Las Vegas.

Lower Lower Wacker Drive.

Chicago, Illinois

Lower Lower Wacker Drive

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

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