London, England
Marianne North Gallery at Kew Gardens
A gallery specifically dedicated to the botanical illustrations of a remarkable traveling lady.
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London, England
A gallery specifically dedicated to the botanical illustrations of a remarkable traveling lady.
North Adams, Massachusetts
Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.
Chicago, Illinois
A Bibliophile's Dream.
Lincolnshire, Illinois
This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.
Chicago, Illinois
This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.
Chicago, Illinois
A monument to the art of slicing people open.
Chicago, Illinois
A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.
Chicago, Illinois
This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.
Chicago, Illinois
This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.
Chicago, Illinois
This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.
Chicago, Illinois
A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.
Chicago, Illinois
Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.
Chicago, Illinois
Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.
Chicago, Illinois
A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."
Niles, Illinois
Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.
Chicago, Illinois
The world's only known button museum.
Des Plaines, Illinois
Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.
Park Ridge, Illinois
A science teacher's dream.
Des Plaines, Illinois
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.
Park Ridge, Illinois
Medical museum focused on antique anesthesiology equipment.
Chicago, Illinois
The oldest house in Chicago certainly doesn't look the part and there are some who say it doesn't deserve its title either.
Chicago, Illinois
A theater sits abandoned on Roosevelt Road, once majestic in splendor, now majestic in decay.
Chicago, Illinois
What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.
Schaumburg, Illinois
The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.