The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

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

This church doubles a museum dedicated to Norwegian heritage.

See where Bill Murray kidnapped a hapless Punxsutawney Phil.

This bridge was constructed from the remains of the first Ferris wheel.

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

This house renovated by Frank Lloyd Wright was the centerpiece of a lavish 20th-century estate.

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

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

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

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

Where a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse met one Saturday and changed their lives forever.

The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.

The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

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

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

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

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

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

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

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.