The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

Eclectic collection of rare and beautiful stones in a historic home.

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

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

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

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

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

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

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

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

This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.