The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

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

These murals have been brightening a Chicago beach for more than 30 years.

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

This monument owes its name to a quote by the famous civil rights activist and journalist.

A long lost multi-cultural music venue used to reside in the bottom floor of Chicago's Flat Iron Building.

Landmark Chicago building narrowly avoided destruction.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

Designed by Alfred Caldwel, this landscape showcases his vision of a native garden.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

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

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.