An eccentric park and pool.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

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

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

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

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

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

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

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