An unassuming store hides relics of its former life as the jazz club that hosted some of the best black performers of the 1920s and '30s.

Hidden on the seventh floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

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

Pizza with a side of fine art.

How did a 2,000-year-old Roman column find its way to a Chicago park?

From banquet hall to Masonic Lodge and now concert venue, Ganz Hall is a breathtaking glimpse of into the golden age of American architecture.

Once an ornate movie theater remade by Catholic Charities.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

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

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

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

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

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

This abstract sculpture is rumored to cast a hammer-and-sickle shadow once a year.

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.

The clothes-washing king doubles as a community center with some unusual features, including an aviary filled with finches.

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

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

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.