In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

Honoring Italian greats from Joe DiMaggio to Rocky Marciano.

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

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

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

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

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

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

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

A genuine Little Shop of Horrors.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

This pop-culture shop also offers the chance to become part of their favorite tv show or movie.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

One of the last socialist halls still standing in the United States.

A sprawling museum located on the former site of the Orphan Girl Mine.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.