This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

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

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

Louis Sullivan’s dark, swirling cast-iron designs envelop a popular department store in this Chicago landmark.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

A majestic hotel that also stands as a historic relic.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

The remains of an early 1900s dude ranch that operated until the 1970s.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

At the time of its completion, it was the tallest dam in the world.

This geodesic gallery holds a collection of painted spheres that make traditional canvases look lazy by comparison.

This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.

A relic of roadside lore and perhaps the first of its kind in North America.

One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.

These modest Midwestern formations are kin to Niagara Falls' impressive cliffs, more than 600 miles away.

The empty town of Scenic, South Dakota, is owned by a church in the Philippines.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

A new monument to an old grave that was uncovered during the rebuilding of a California ghost town.