A long lost multi-cultural music venue used to reside in the bottom floor of Chicago's Flat Iron Building.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.

This quaint museum lets you take a ride on its antique carousels.

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

A theater sits abandoned on Roosevelt Road, once majestic in splendor, now majestic in decay.

An unassuming store hides relics of its former life as the jazz club that hosted some of the best black performers of the 1920s and '30s.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

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

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

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