A hidden oasis just north of Chicago's Chinatown.

This old-fashioned confectionary has been family owned and operated for more than a century.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

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

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

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

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

An eclectic mix of influences rot together in harmony in this India necropolis.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.

The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.

The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.

It's said to be one of the most significant collections of contemporary Chinese art in the world.

An indigenous ethnobotanist runs this brunch spot celebrating Australia’s native flavors.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.