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

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

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

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

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

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

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

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.