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

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

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

A bloodstain from "the wound of the transverberation of the heart."

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.

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

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

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

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.