This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

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

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

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

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

A 19th-century horse lover's bequest led to the construction of this unique fountain in Chicago.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

As state highpoints go, this spot is one of the lowest, but for years it was also the hardest to climb.

The highest point in Connecticut was incorrectly memorialized before surveyors discovered the actual spot.

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.

This university transit system is a 1970s vision of the future.