A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

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

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

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

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

The plants form a living library and laboratory for researchers and students at Michigan State University.

The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.

The "beautiful" equation predicting the movement of all electromagnetic particles is engraved in front of Newton's tomb.