An architecturally-focused antique shop.

A warehouse for all of your architectural details.

This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.

"Iron Age" creatures fill this huckster's rusted metal sculpture garden.

For posterity, a singular achievement: 3,780 hours of dancing.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

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

Honoring Italian greats from Joe DiMaggio to Rocky Marciano.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

It leads to a former hospital’s old root cellar.

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.

More than 8,000 drinking jugs say “Cheers!” to a guy named Toby.

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

Every winter, dozens of otherworldly ice structures sprout up from a rigged up artesian well.

The world's largest woodcarving collection includes dozens of Bible scenes and a wooden bestiary, all carved by one man.

A collection of 1,300 accordions of all shapes and sizes displayed in chronological order.

14th century Norse artifacts in Northwestern Minnesota could have proved a Viking landing before Columbus.

Elaborate hand-carved wooden clocks two brothers made in their spare time are on display at this handsome little museum.