Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

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

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

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

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

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

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

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

A full figure 4th century incorruptible saint lies in a glass coffin in Croatia.

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

An apparition of Virgin Mary in Herzegovina.

A museum to a cave explorer whose tragic death was a media sensation, and whose corpse became a tourist attraction.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.