One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

Location of the Real World's disastrous, and protested, eleventh season.

Landmark Chicago building narrowly avoided destruction.

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

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

Profile of a sleeping person four kilometers long in 250-meter-high cliffs.

A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

This giant roadside goose has been hailing travelers into a small Ontario town for over 50 years.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

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

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.