Chicago, Illinois
Beer Baron Row
These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.
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Chicago, Illinois
These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.
Chicago, Illinois
A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.
Chicago, Illinois
This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois
The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.
Chicago, Illinois
A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.
Chicago, Illinois
Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.
Chicago, Illinois
Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.
Chicago, Illinois
In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.
Chicago, Illinois
Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Chicago, Illinois
A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.
Chicago, Illinois
The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.
Chicago, Illinois
This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.
Chicago, Illinois
All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.
Chicago, Illinois
This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.
Chicago, Illinois
A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.
Chicago, Illinois
This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.
Chicago, Illinois
A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.
Chicago, Illinois
A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.
London, England
This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.
London, England
The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.
London, England
A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.
London, England
A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.
London, England
Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.