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

This museum is dedicated to a Hollywood icon.

Explore this unspoiled peninsula with 11 sandy beaches and 13 miles of hiking and biking trails (keep an eye out for soaring bald eagles overhead).

The last remaining vestige of a popular 1999 public art display.

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

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

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

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

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

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

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

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.

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

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

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

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

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.

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