Richard Luke Concanen never set foot on American soil.

This famous church is adorned by a mural commemorating the independence of Vatican City.

This hidden park hosts a rogue’s gallery of eccentric architectural obelisks.

From lefty Jewish gathering site to hip cultural site in just 80 years.

This indiscriminate collection of audio antiques is trying to preserve the history of the audio industry one vintage appliance at a time.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

A museum in a law office, filled with authentic and counterfeit goods.

A forest of phallic offerings found in a quiet corner of a hotel car park.

Derelict airplane bodies serve as both home and income for three Thai families.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

Exotic, erotic, and esoteric, one artist's live-in Bali gallery brings a splash of color and madness to its surroundings.

This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

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

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

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.