1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The world's only known button museum.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

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

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

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

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

"No writer ever gave more to a city and got back less.”

Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.

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

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

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