A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

The stickered marker pinpoints where the only maintained road in the United States crosses into the polar region.

A giant lumpy candle serves as a beacon for this highly scented pit stop.

The failure of one component toppled this entire bridge during rush hour.

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.