The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

World's largest Christmas store.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

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

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

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

The Pentagon is so large that it was planned like a city, complete with internal highway infrastructure.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.