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

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

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

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

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

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

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

Pink, packed sanctuary and home of the world's fullest-time Elvis fanatic.

Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

America's first nuclear-powered merchant ship is now a time warp to the atomic age.

The likeness of the Baltimore music icon was unveiled in time for the anniversary of his Senate hearings on music censorship.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.