This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

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

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

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

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

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

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

An Irish town has built a statue to a silent film actor simply thanks to the holidays he once spent there.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.