This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

The company moved out of its sprawling headquarters, leaving plenty of traces behind.

Louis Sullivan’s dark, swirling cast-iron designs envelop a popular department store in this Chicago landmark.

A historic 1929 art-house cinema that features independent, classic, cult, and foreign films in an atmospheric setting.

A hidden oasis just north of Chicago's Chinatown.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

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

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

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

Also known as the Osaka Garden, this garden was originally built in 1893 as part of the World's Columbian Exposition.

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

An eccentric park and pool.

Designed by Alfred Caldwel, this landscape showcases his vision of a native garden.

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

Former bath house turns gastropub.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

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

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

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

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.