Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

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

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

First planned industrial community in the United States.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

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

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

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

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

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

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

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

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.