The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

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

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

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

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

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

Old neon signs from the City of Brotherly Love provide a snapshot of the city’s evolution.

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.