A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

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

A bloodstain from "the wound of the transverberation of the heart."

A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

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

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

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

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

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

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

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

This vast collection of smoking pipes from across the world spans centuries.

A unique collection of gilded age mechanical pianos.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

This pirate-broadcasting-tower-turned-restaurant played a rebellious role in the history of Dutch television.