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

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

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

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

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

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

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

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

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

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

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

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

A Bibliophile's Dream.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.