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

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

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

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

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

Former bath house turns gastropub.

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

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

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

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

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

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A science teacher's dream.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.