This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

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

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

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

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

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

Pizza with a side of fine art.

A science teacher's dream.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

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

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

The demolished ruins of a poorly located Japanese Love Hotel.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.