A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

Also known as the Osaka Garden, this garden was originally built in 1893 as part of the World's Columbian Exposition.

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

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

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

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

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

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

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

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

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

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

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

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

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

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.