Located inside a former bread factory, this museum explores a century of transportation history through innovations that were extraordinary or failures—sometimes both.

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

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

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

The world's longest known cave system.

A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.