Chicago, Illinois
U-505
The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.
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Chicago, Illinois
The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Chicago, Illinois
At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.
Montreal, Québec
A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.
Montreal, Québec
City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.
Montreal, Québec
The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.
Montreal, Québec
Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.
Montreal, Québec
Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.
Montreal, Québec
Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.
Montreal, Québec
A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.
Chicago, Illinois
This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.
Toronto, Ontario
This massive, ancient stone was disassembled and then put back together again.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.
Toronto, Ontario
A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.
Detroit, Michigan
Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.
Detroit, Michigan
These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.
Detroit, Michigan
The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.
Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Berlin, Germany
A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.
Prague, Czechia
Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Munich, Germany
Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.