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

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

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

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

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

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

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

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

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

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

A strange rock in Chicago marks the spot where a tree once stood in honor of the 18th President.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

Recovered suit of a cannibalistic West African gang.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A memorial to the first person killed by a motor vehicle in the Western Hemisphere.

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.