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This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

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

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

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

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

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

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

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

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

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

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

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

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

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

A European-style bath house in Chicago.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

Kwanu'sila the Thunderbird has been silently watching over Chicago for more than 100 years (kind of).

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

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