Chicago, Illinois
Essanay Studios
This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.
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Chicago, Illinois
This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.
Chicago, Illinois
What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.
Chicago, Illinois
This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.
Chicago, Illinois
Pizza with a side of fine art.
Chicago, Illinois
A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.
Chicago, Illinois
What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.
Metropolis, Illinois
You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.
Key West, Florida
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the worldās largest coastal brick fortresses.
Effingham, Illinois
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
Tucson, Arizona
The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.
Lynchburg, Tennessee
All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.
Chicago, Illinois
A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.
Chicago, Illinois
Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.
Brooklyn, New York
The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.
Batavia, Illinois
World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.
Green Valley, Arizona
America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.
Los Angeles, California
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Chicago, Illinois
A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.
London, England
A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.
Pasadena, California
A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.
London, England
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
CaƱon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.