A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

Plans for this peninsula included houses, the United Nations Headquarters, and a nuclear power plant. When none of them worked out, it became an expansive park.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.

A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

The world's best collection to gauge whether or not you should wear a scarf outside.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

A century after his death, this covered bridge still calls to mind the plein air painter who loved it.

This uninhabited island in Maine is home to various works of art left by visitors over the years.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.