At Fountain and Division, in the shadow of Kendall College of Art and Design, lays the story of a fictional culture whose political system was used under license and who finally rebelled.

At HopCat, a marker honors fictional creatures with the ability to travel the missing dimensions of Kcymaerxthaere.

The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

This Chinese-style quartz sundial was saved in its final hour.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

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

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

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

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

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

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

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

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

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

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

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

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.