A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

The lowest point in the state of Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

"Bite or Smite" became the unlikely mascot of a Tampa suburb.

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

A school-themed restaurant where gastronomy is the core curriculum.

Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

Location of the Real World's disastrous, and protested, eleventh season.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.