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

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

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

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

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

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

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

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

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

G.V. Black, the Father of Modern Dentistry, keeps an eternal eye on Chicagoan’s teeth from his perch in Lincoln Park.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.

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

This headstone-like marker inscribed with three words has been an utter mystery for over a century.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

A private Las Vegas horse ranch adorned with whimsical artwork.