These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

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

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

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

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

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

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

A statue high in a hill that represents how Buffalo Bill got his name.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.