An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

Remnants of a forgotten 1920s speakeasy and Prohibition-era murals were discovered in its basement.

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

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

Where dioramas can follow you home.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

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

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

G.V. Black, the Father of Modern Dentistry, keeps an eternal eye on Chicagoan’s teeth from his perch in Lincoln Park.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

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