Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

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

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

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

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

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

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

Pickles belong on pizza and this freewheeling outpost proves it.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

An ode to iconic Nashville locations.

This alleyway was named to honor the memory of a beloved local dog.

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

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

Built in 1785, this residence is the oldest stone house in Georgia.

This museum dedicated to an oft-overlooked support industry features a surprisingly moving brass diorama of a man being saved from a sinking car.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

A long lost multi-cultural music venue used to reside in the bottom floor of Chicago's Flat Iron Building.