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

Former bath house turns gastropub.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.

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

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

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

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

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

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

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

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

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

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

The world's only known button museum.

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

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

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