A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

It might look like a doghouse, but this small structure was actually built to house a spirit from Maya mythology.

A small site dedicated to the memory of a local leader and the search for peace.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

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

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

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

Profile of a sleeping person 4km long in 250m high cliffs.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.

Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.

This vacant station is a relic of harvest processing techniques of the mid-20th century.

This elaborately-carved white marble fountain was built to stand outside the Detroit Opera House.

Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.

See prehistoric footprints, plus two complete mastodon skeletons.

This museum was once the home of industry titan Matilda Dodge Wilson.

On the Fourth of July this area will transform into a Pompeii-like storm of falling embers and ash.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

This robust fence in front of a historic Georgetown home is likely made from hundreds of recycled Revolutionary War firearms.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”