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

Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.

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

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

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

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

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

An eccentric park and pool.

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

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

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

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

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.