A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

A patch of contaminated land reclaimed as a scrappy sculptural oasis.

Figures of unknown origin carved into the surfaces of underground caves.

A medieval house adorned with enigmatic carvings, including one of a man displaying his masculine attributes.

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

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

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

Landmark Chicago building narrowly avoided destruction.

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

Once an ornate movie theater remade by Catholic Charities.

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

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

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

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.