Landmark Chicago building narrowly avoided destruction.

A Chicago Movie Palace Lost to Time.

An eccentric park and pool.

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

Once an ornate movie theater remade by Catholic Charities.

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

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

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

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

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

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

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.