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

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

A European-style bath house in Chicago.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

Hidden on the 7th floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

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

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

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

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

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

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

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.

Stunningly detailed mosaics in a New York subway station bring life to the Weimaraners of artist William Wegman's work—and to thousands of commutes.

Nine nice parcels of land along a flight path offer a quiet respite... until a plane soars overhead.

This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.