Chicago, Illinois
Artists of the Wall Painted Bench
These murals have been brightening a Chicago beach for more than 30 years.
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Chicago, Illinois
These murals have been brightening a Chicago beach for more than 30 years.
Chicago, Illinois
A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.
Chicago, Illinois
This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Chicago, Illinois
A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.
Chicago, Illinois
In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.
Chicago, Illinois
Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Before TV meteorologists, there were weather kiosks. This may be the last one in the United States.
Knoxville, Tennessee
The statue mysteriously lost its head and left hand.
Knoxville, Tennessee
The world's largest version of this iconic puzzle cube is located in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
A modest walled graveyard where nobody is actually buried.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
The ruins of an open-air theater built on this Georgia island in the 1970s.
Savannah, Georgia
A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.
Savannah, Georgia
"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.
Savannah, Georgia
The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.
Savannah, Georgia
A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.
Savannah, Georgia
Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.
Savannah, Georgia
You’ve heard of bookworms, but this small sculpture at a university library may be the world’s first bookbee.
Savannah, Georgia
An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.
Savannah, Georgia
These ornate, fish-shaped water spouts guard Savannah’s historic facades.
Savannah, Georgia
At this privately owned collection, conflicts are humanized through soldiers’ personal belongings.