The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

An exquisite grouping of structures made from 10 tons of invasive saplings.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

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

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

The oldest house in Chicago certainly doesn't look the part and there are some who say it doesn't deserve its title either.

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

An eccentric park and pool.

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

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

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

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

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

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

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

A science teacher's dream.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.