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Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

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

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

Pizza with a side of fine art.

The world's only known button museum.

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

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

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

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

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

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.

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

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

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.