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

A relic of the Cold War in Chicago.

Landmark Chicago building narrowly avoided destruction.

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

G.V. Black, the Father of Modern Dentistry, keeps an eternal eye on Chicagoan’s teeth from his perch in Lincoln Park.

A strange rock in Chicago marks the spot where a tree once stood in honor of the 18th President.

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

A Chicago Movie Palace Lost to Time.

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

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

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

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

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

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

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

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.

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

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

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

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

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

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.