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New York, New York

Exchange Bar & Grill

permanently closed
Test your business savvy and play the market for cocktails at this stock exchange-inspired watering hole.
Laguna Beach, California

Victoria Beach's Pirate Tower

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.
Lake Forest, Illinois

Villa Turicum

permanently closed
The remains of a Rockefeller's lush Italianate estate hidden in the underbrush on the coast of Lake Michigan.
Rome, Italy

The Head of St. John the Baptist at San Silvestro in Capite

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.
Vienna, Austria

Naturhistorisches Museum

Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.
Heraklion, Greece

Phaistos Disc

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.
Athens, Greece

Hadrian's Reservoir

This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.
Chicago, Illinois

Palmer House Hilton

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.
Lyons, Illinois

Hofmann Tower

A source of civic pride, though the reason for its construction is unknown.
Chicago, Illinois

Union Stock Yard Gate

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."
Chicago, Illinois

The Fountain of Time

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.