Here is a spike with eight real cars on it. It is actually a piece of art, “Spindle” by artist Dustin Shuler.

Contributed by Kevin.

The Gold Pyramid House in Wadsworth, IL. Not only is it 6 stories tall and 17,000 square feet, they also claim it’s the largest 24 karat gold plated object ever created. Read more on their website.

Contributed by Chase Dammtor

The Morton Salt plant in Chicago, IL.

Contributed by Daniel Tornton.

Here is a giant red Radio Flyer wagon at the Radio Flyer headquarters in Chicago, IL.

Contributed by Kevin.

Designed by Bertrand Goldberg, Marina City is a mixed-use residential/commercial building complex occupying the entire city block at 300 North State Street in Chicago, Illinois. [wikipedia]

Marina City has been featured in many movies and ads as well as the cover of Wilco’s album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.

Here’s a happy water tower in Calumet City, IL.

Contributed by Kevin.

The iconic Cloud Gate sculpture located in downtown Chicago. [wikipedia link & Flickr link]

Contributed by Peter.

As far as celebrity homes go, Michael Jordan’s home in Highland Park, IL is huge. Zoom in and look from the other view directions to see all the home details. [wikpedia link on Michael Jordan and his career with the Chicago Bulls]

Now that it is officially baseball season, and there’s new Bird’s Eye coverage of Chicago, it’s a perfect time to post the historic Wrigley Field ballpark in Chicago, Illinois. Wrigley field has been the home of the Cubs (who have been in the news recently as the team is up for sale) since 1916 and even the NFL team Chicago Bears played here up until 1970. You can see how the surrounding buildings have built their own bleachers on the rooftops to view the games.

For great historical photos, and all you’d ever want to know about Wrigley Field, jump on over to wikipedia.

Via Virtual Earth Blog.

The Sears Tower is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, and the tallest building in the United States, by the measurement from the ground to its roof. By the measurement to the top of the antenna/spire, One World Trade Center passed it by 58 cm (1.9 ft) until only days before it was destroyed on September 11th, 2001, a short extension being installed on one of Sears’ antennas in early September of that year. [wikipedia]

Contributed by Kevin.