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"No writer ever gave more to a city and got back less.”

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

Chicago was once a major hub of film production, but being silent film you don’t hear much about it.

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

A Chicago Movie Palace Lost to Time.

One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

The oldest house in Chicago certainly doesn't look the part and there are some who say it doesn't deserve its title either.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

A bloodstain from "the wound of the transverberation of the heart."

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

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

An eccentric park and pool.

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

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

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.