An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

Hidden on the seventh floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

Volo Bog is the only open-water quaking bog in Illinois, and also the southernmost open-water quaking bog in North America to exhibit all stages of bog succession.

In Chicago, an empty relic of a time when neighborhood zoos were more common.

The last remaining vestige of a popular 1999 public art display.

The largest interactive exhibition in the U.S. exploring human history through the lens of power, punishment, and psychology.

A historic 1929 art-house cinema that features independent, classic, cult, and foreign films in an atmospheric setting.

A section in the cemetery mostly for circus performers, including victims of the famous 1918 Hammond Circus train wreck.

The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

Burial site of the notorious Chicago gangster.

A hidden oasis just north of Chicago's Chinatown.

A mini Wrigley Field for mini baseball players.

This horror movie and monster shop is like if a haunted house was a retail store.

This graveyard is home to the so-called "Witch's Circle."

This odd stone memorial remembers a loyal dog who offended the rail barons with his speed and saved his master with his pee.

Chicago’s last original drive-in restaurant is a family-run hot dog joint that started in 1948.