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In the mid-20th century, a tamale-slinging juke joint attracted a diverse clientele in the Mississippi Delta.

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

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.

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

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

Pizza with a side of fine art.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

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

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.