Chicago, Illinois
300 South Wacker Drive
A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.
Places I've been
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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
The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.
Chicago, Illinois
Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.
Chicago, Illinois
A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.
Chicago, Illinois
To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.
Chicago, Illinois
These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.
Boston, Massachusetts
The last remaining 19th-century tenement from Boston's old West End neighborhood.
Boston, Massachusetts
A memorial to Chinese freedom in the city where American freedom was born.
Boston, Massachusetts
This historic Boston building has gone from personal estate to porn theater and back again.
Boston, Massachusetts
The final resting place of the first documented Chinese person in the United States lies in a Boston cemetery.
Boston, Massachusetts
Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.
Boston, Massachusetts
A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.
Boston, Massachusetts
This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Chicago, Illinois
This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.
Chicago, Illinois
A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.
Chicago, Illinois
Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.
Mishawaka, Indiana
One of the few authentic Japanese gardens in the state of Indiana and perhaps the most peaceful place in the city of Mishawaka.
Taupō, New Zealand
This 46-foot-tall carving of a legendary Māori navigator can only be visited by boat.
Springfield, Ohio
A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.
Iron Mountain, Michigan
Largest outdoor staircase in the United States.
Seney, Michigan
"The Most Boring Road in the State."