Chicago, Illinois
Meigs Field Tower and Terminal
The last remnants of a lakeside airport that was bulldozed overnight by the mayor of Chicago.
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Chicago, Illinois
The last remnants of a lakeside airport that was bulldozed overnight by the mayor of Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois
What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.
Chicago, Illinois
Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.
Chicago, Illinois
Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.
Chicago, Illinois
Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.
Chicago, Illinois
Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.
Winnetka, Illinois
Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."
Wilmette, Illinois
The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.
Chicago, Illinois
In Chicago, an empty relic of a time when neighborhood zoos were more common.
London, England
A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.
Caerphilly, Wales
This castle tower in Wales leans at a steeper angle than the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Bristol, England
The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.
Bristol City, England
Bristol’s narrowest street is a ‘Hidden Gem’ for stunning street art
Bristol, England
After protestors toppled a statue of a 17th-century slave trader, the pedestal where it once stood remains unoccupied.
Bristol, England
This pedestrian footbridge honors Pero Jones, an enslaved African who lived in Bristol.
Bristol City, England
Originally made for a film, this replica plane hangs from the ceiling in the front hall of the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery
Bristol, England
Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.
Bristol City, England
Installed in 1938, this was the first moving neon sign in Bristol
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.
Kemmerer, Wyoming
You can dig for your own 52-million-year-old fish fossils.
Kemmerer, Wyoming
One of America's largest retail chains got its start in one of its most remote rural destinations.
Washington, D.C.
A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.