Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

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

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

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

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

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

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

This stately clubhouse has showcased German-American culture for over a century.

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

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

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

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

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

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

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

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.