These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

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

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

An eccentric park and pool.

Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.

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

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

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

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

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

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.