Only museum dedicated to women pilots, with personal artifacts from Amelia Earhart and other aviatrixes.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.

Tucked away amongst townhomes lies a restored, early 20th-century tea house and garden, the only remains of a historic estate.

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

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

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

Pumpkin-like gargoyles and grotesques peer down from the rooftop of this unassuming apartment building in Illinois.

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

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

This softly rounded mansion was built without corners not to avoid evil spirits, but to make them more comfortable.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

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

Medical museum focused on antique anesthesiology equipment.

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

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.