"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.

G.V. Black, the Father of Modern Dentistry, keeps an eternal eye on Chicagoan’s teeth from his perch in Lincoln Park.

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

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

The buildings around this DePaul University statue create an echo chamber for those standing in the center of the circle.

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

A long lost multi-cultural music venue used to reside in the bottom floor of Chicago's Flat Iron Building.

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

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

A lone traffic cone perched on a ledge has remained unmoved since at least 2011, unofficially earning the status of a tiny Chicago landmark.

The largest interactive exhibition in the U.S. exploring human history through the lens of power, punishment, and psychology.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

Thousands of people walk over this fantastic work of art every day, but how many notice it?

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

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

A unique 3-D sculpture based on Rene Magritte’s “The Red Model.”

The only Chicago bridgehouse open to the public contains a museum devoted to the Chicago River.

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

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

The loneliest island in New York.

Legendary private island in the Bronx...devoid of rats.

This quiet, scenic spot was once a busy resort paradise