After an Illinois church was struck by lightning and burned down, Frank Lloyd Wright designed this replacement.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

These murals have been brightening a Chicago beach for more than 30 years.

A hidden oasis just north of Chicago's Chinatown.

How did a 2,000-year-old Roman column find its way to a Chicago park?

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

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

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

A 19th-century horse lover's bequest led to the construction of this unique fountain in Chicago.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

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

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

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

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

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

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

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