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

This art gallery and oddities boutique bewitches visitors with a trove of occult trinkets and eccentric antiques, work by an ever-changing roster of underground artists, and classes in tarot and other mystic arts.

Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.

"No writer ever gave more to a city and got back less.”

Location of the Real World's disastrous, and protested, eleventh season.

Where a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse met one Saturday and changed their lives forever.

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

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

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

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

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

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

A tiny slice shop hides down an unmarked hallway in a Las Vegas casino.

Alongside this Memphis trail are several sculptures that show trail-goers how to relax.

A legendary music collector donated his entire collection to the entire city of Memphis.

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

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

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.