Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

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

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

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

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

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.