The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

An eccentric park and pool.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

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

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

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

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

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

The world's only known button museum.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

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

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

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.