Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

Described as "the world's most blinging pool."

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

Honoring Italian greats from Joe DiMaggio to Rocky Marciano.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

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

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

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

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

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

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

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.