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

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

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

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

An ever-evolving wall of graffiti art off East Liberty Street.

The Bong-area park police have asked visitors to please, stop stealing the signs.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

This staircase full of Mayan hieroglyphics is perhaps the largest single text in the world.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

G.V. Black, the Father of Modern Dentistry, keeps an eternal eye on Chicagoan’s teeth from his perch in Lincoln Park.

Known locally as "the giant head," this 14-foot LED sculpture has a photo booth in the neck where you can have a 3D picture taken and displayed.

Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.

People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

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

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

Memorials and tributes scattered across the university grounds remember a famous national tragedy of the Nixon era.

This restaurant proudly displays bread signed by the 39th president.

The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.