Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

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

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

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

Try the alligator at this fondue spot, which has been catering to "lovers and hedonists" since 1967.

A mysterious taxidermy man-beast of the seven seas.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

A small and quirky museum hidden inside a fence.

The granite head appears to be deep in thought and half buried in the ground.

Take a hike to this remote, scenic tea stop in the Canadian Rockies.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

Dinosaurs invade a suburban Nashville neighborhood.

This patch of old-growth forest is home to Canada's gnarliest tree.