Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

Location of the Real World's disastrous, and protested, eleventh season.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

A Chicago Movie Palace Lost to Time.

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

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

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

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

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

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

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

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

Pizza with a side of fine art.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

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

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

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