Its founder calls it a "proletariat art renaissance".

Dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

The tallest bridge in California was constructed for a project that was eventually cancelled.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.

Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.

The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.

Hidden inside a gift shop that doubles as a museum, this gargantuan yo-yo can only be operated by crane.

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

The golden age of flight captured in a downtown airport.

Pizza with a side of fine art.

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

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

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

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

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

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

An architecturally-focused antique shop.