A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

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

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

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

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

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

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

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

This striking church was built from a Frank Lloyd Wright design more than a decade after the master architect's death.

A disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright built an experimental, partially underground home in the desert.

A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.

The remains of a large pueblo village constructed by the Salado culture, who occupied the region more than 600 years ago.

According to legend, this is the burial place of a mythical three-legged death omen horse.

Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.

Denmark’s oldest bakery is home to the 'Wednesday Snail,' one of the best cinnamon rolls on the planet.

The art museum is decorated with creatively remodeled pre-Nazi swastikas.