Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.

Decades of discarded bottle caps line this alleyway, a fixture of Texas A&M.

Resting place of the Texas A&M canine mascots, who watch the game from the grave with their own miniature scoreboard.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

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

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

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

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

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

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

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

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