Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

Pizza with a side of fine art.

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

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

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

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

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

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

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

A science teacher's dream.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

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

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.