This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

Pizza with a side of fine art.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

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

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.