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Grosse Point Lighthouse

Evanston, Illinois

Grosse Point Lighthouse

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

Halim Time & Glass Museum

Evanston, Illinois

Halim Time & Glass Museum

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

Hull-House Exterior

Chicago, Illinois

Jane Addams Hull-House Museum

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.

A monument to the site stands near the entrance to the recreation area.

Chicago, Illinois

Nike Missile Site C-44

A relic of the Cold War in Chicago.

The arch

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Stock Exchange Arch

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

Walt Disney's Chicago Birthplace

Chicago, Illinois

Walt Disney's Chicago Birthplace

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

David Wallach Memorial Fountain

Chicago, Illinois

David Wallach Memorial Fountain

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

Concrete Traffic

Chicago, Illinois

Concrete Traffic

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

Football jerseys

Chicago, Illinois

National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame

Honoring Italian greats from Joe DiMaggio to Rocky Marciano.

N. W. Harris Learning Collection

Chicago, Illinois

N. W. Harris Learning Collection

Where dioramas can follow you home.

Former Location of The Hothouse

Chicago, Illinois

Former Location of The Hothouse

A long lost multi-cultural music venue used to reside in the bottom floor of Chicago's Flat Iron Building.

Grave of Andreas von Zirngibl.

Chicago, Illinois

Grave of Andreas von Zirngibl

A one-armed veteran of the Battle of Waterloo lies in a cemetery for one in the middle of a Chicago scrapyard.

Former Location of Polish Daily Zgoda Newspaper

Chicago, Illinois

Former Location of Polish Daily Zgoda Newspaper

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

Union Stock Yard Gate.

Chicago, Illinois

Union Stock Yard Gate

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."

Goldblatt’s Department Store Flagship Location

Chicago, Illinois

Goldblatt’s Department Store Flagship Location

Landmark Chicago building narrowly avoided destruction.

Intersection of North and Bosworth Ave.

Chicago, Illinois

Site of Eugene Sawyer's “Inauguration”

Parking lot where a Chicago mayor was inaugurated under very sketchy circumstances.

Former Home of MTV’s “The Real World Chicago"

Chicago, Illinois

Former Home of MTV’s “The Real World Chicago"

Location of the Real World's disastrous, and protested, eleventh season.

The exterior of Quimby's

Chicago, Illinois

Quimby's Bookstore

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

Closeup of Man with Fish.

Chicago, Illinois

Man With Fish

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

Courtesy of the Chicago Mosaic School

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Mosaic School

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

Inside Newberry Library is America's largest public postcard repository.

Chicago, Illinois

Newberry Library Postcard Collection

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

The Hub Theatre

Chicago, Illinois

The Hub Theatre

Once an ornate movie theater remade by Catholic Charities.

Puerto Rican Flag Sculptures

Chicago, Illinois

Puerto Rican Flag Sculptures

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

Historic Navy Pier

Chicago, Illinois

Aircraft Carriers of Navy Pier

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

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