Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

Hidden on the 7th floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

After an Illinois church was struck by lightning and burned down, Frank Lloyd Wright designed this replacement.

The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.

How did a 2,000-year-old Roman column find its way to a Chicago park?

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

See where Bill Murray kidnapped a hapless Punxsutawney Phil.

Landmark Chicago building narrowly avoided destruction.

Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.

Pumpkin-like gargoyles and grotesques peer down from the rooftop of this unassuming apartment building in Illinois.

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

At the largest railway museum in the United States, you can see everything from an early steam engine to a functioning Thomas the Tank Engine.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

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

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.