A decaying building marks the site associated with Emmett Till's brutal 1955 murder, which helped sparking the civil rights movement.

A 200-year-old bar is all that remains of one Mississippi River town's rough-and-tumble past.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

One of the last Art Deco gas station still standing in Dallas.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

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

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

Louis Sullivan’s dark, swirling cast-iron designs envelop a popular department store in this Chicago landmark.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

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

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

Kwanu'sila the Thunderbird has been silently watching over Chicago for more than 100 years (kind of).

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

Richly symbolic public artworks that have been reconfigured for the 21st century.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

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

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

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

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

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

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