Underneath this water pump, Annie Sullivan helped Keller speak her first words.

Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

A source of civic pride, though the reason for its construction is unknown.

A section in the cemetery mostly for circus performers, including victims of the famous 1918 Hammond Circus train wreck.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

Chicago’s incendiary role in the labor movement.

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

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

Kwanu'sila the Thunderbird has been silently watching over Chicago for more than 100 years (kind of).

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

Designed by Alfred Caldwel, this landscape showcases his vision of a native garden.

No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

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

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

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

After an Illinois church was struck by lightning and burned down, Frank Lloyd Wright designed this replacement.

Pumpkin-like gargoyles and grotesques peer down from the rooftop of this unassuming apartment building in Illinois.

The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.