The magic's in the hole!

A unique 3-D sculpture based on Rene Magritte’s “The Red Model.”

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

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

Location of the Real World's disastrous, and protested, eleventh season.

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

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

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

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

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

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

A Bibliophile's Dream.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

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

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

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

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

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

If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.

The Swedish flag over this small naval fort signals that the nation is at peace.

This statue and park honor the Swedish chemist Jacob Berzelius, one of the founders of modern chemistry.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

There's something in the air as history repeats itself at this museum dedicated to the Swedish pop band.