The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

This gold-winged spire celebrates the first true flight around the world.

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

Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

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

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

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

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

Records of the dead describe the myriad odd ways people used to die.

Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.