Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

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

No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

The heart of a Scottish legend had a centuries-long journey before reaching its final resting place.