The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

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

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

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

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

The King is honored by an elaborate grotto on a continent he never visited.

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.