A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

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 military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

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

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.