A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

The murals have transformed a residential alley into a vibrant drive-through gallery.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

A one-armed veteran of the Battle of Waterloo lies in a cemetery for one in the middle of a Chicago scrapyard.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

This historic store hides a museum exhibiting a shoe-sizing x-ray machine and a pair of kicks that once belonged to the world's tallest man.