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

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

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

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

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

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

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

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

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

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

A small, emotionally charged room inside the Mario Testino Museum dedicated to Princess Diana and one famous photo shoot.

The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.

This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

It took 82 years and four different plaques to finally get the story right.