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

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

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

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

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

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

G.V. Black, the Father of Modern Dentistry, keeps an eternal eye on Chicagoan’s teeth from his perch in Lincoln Park.

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

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

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

"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.

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.