Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

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

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

A theater sits abandoned on Roosevelt Road, once majestic in splendor, now majestic in decay.

Pizza with a side of fine art.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

Four ionic columns from the Treasury Department building ended up in a park in Nebraska.

A museum of the dime museum that features weird entertainments of yesteryear, from feejee mermaids to flea circuses.

Amateur taxidermy museum known for its large collection of white squirrels.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.

The Art Deco Silver Screen.

A fence constructed completely of skis on Monroe Street.

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

No one's quite sure where this quirky university tradition originated.

This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.