The clothes-washing king doubles as a community center with some unusual features, including an aviary filled with finches.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

Tucked away amongst townhomes lies a restored, early 20th-century tea house and garden, the only remains of a historic estate.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

The Bong-area park police have asked visitors to please, stop stealing the signs.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

See where Bill Murray kidnapped a hapless Punxsutawney Phil.

This small-town opera house has appeared much more in national culture and history than its charming setting might suggest.

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

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

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

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

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

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

Kwanu'sila the Thunderbird has been silently watching over Chicago for more than 100 years (kind of).