World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

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

Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.

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

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

A strange rock in Chicago marks the spot where a tree once stood in honor of the 18th President.

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

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.

A science teacher's dream.

Pizza with a side of fine art.

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

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

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

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.

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

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

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

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