The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

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

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

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Designed by Alfred Caldwel, this landscape showcases his vision of a native garden.

No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.

An eccentric park and pool.

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

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

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

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.