A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

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

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

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

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

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

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

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

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

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

First planned industrial community in the United States.

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

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

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

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

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

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

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

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

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