The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

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

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

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

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

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

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.