The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

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

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

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

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.