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

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

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

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.

An eccentric priest's tribute to George Washington, this chapel tells the story of the American Revolution.

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.

The monument dedicated to Phineas Gage in the town where his accident happened.

Antique gaffe kept in the basement of a small Vermont natural history museum.

A treasure trove of rare and fine fabrics from around the world.

These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.

According to folklore, Vermont's slanted windows were installed to keep witches from flying into the house.

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.