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

A relic of the Cold War in Chicago.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

The murals have transformed a residential alley into a vibrant drive-through gallery.

A source of civic pride, though the reason for its construction is unknown.

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

The young Black revolutionary was killed before getting to see a non-segregated pool in his hometown.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

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

The oldest house in Chicago certainly doesn't look the part and there are some who say it doesn't deserve its title either.

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

Chicago’s incendiary role in the labor movement.

Honoring Italian greats from Joe DiMaggio to Rocky Marciano.

A student designed this 3D-printed scale replica of the entire university campus.

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

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.

After an Illinois church was struck by lightning and burned down, Frank Lloyd Wright designed this replacement.

Pumpkin-like gargoyles and grotesques peer down from the rooftop of this unassuming apartment building in Illinois.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.