Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

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

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

Pizza with a side of fine art.

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

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.