A science teacher's dream.

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

An ever-evolving wall of graffiti art off East Liberty Street.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

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

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

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

The whimsical construction on the roof has given rise to many a Montgomery myth about its contents.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

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

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

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

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

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

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

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.