This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

A section in the cemetery mostly for circus performers, including victims of the famous 1918 Hammond Circus train wreck.

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

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

Honoring the star of the “The Bob Newhart Show” which took place in the city of Chicago in the 1970s.

The last remaining vestige of a popular 1999 public art display.

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

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

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

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

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

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

A Bibliophile's Dream.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

Location of the Real World's disastrous, and protested, eleventh season.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.

A giant wooden statue of one of the greatest pitchers in 19th-century baseball.

Just off I-55 in McLean, Illinois, is a place where you can play over 100 arcade and pinball machines for 25-75 cents a pop.

A small museum celebrating the fiberglass giants that are icons of America's highways.