Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

Nature and art meet in this curvy creation

Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

The murals have transformed a residential alley into a vibrant drive-through gallery.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

These murals have been brightening a Chicago beach for more than 30 years.

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

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

Kwanu'sila the Thunderbird has been silently watching over Chicago for more than 100 years (kind of).

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

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

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.

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

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

This national park dedicated to the tallgrass prairie ecosystem still displays its military past.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.