Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

Where dioramas can follow you home.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

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

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

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

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

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

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

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

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

No Gordon Lightfoot song, only a barebones monument to greed.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.