A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.

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

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

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

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

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

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

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

The company moved out of its sprawling headquarters, leaving plenty of traces behind.

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

The study has wall paneling from a 17th century ship.

A rare cliffside vantage point of Lake Michigan with an explosive history.

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

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

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.

This 19th-century ghost town offers a stunning view of Lake Michigan and a journey through the region's industrial past.

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

"The Most Boring Road in the State."

This little barrel-shaped cottage by Lake Superior was once a cartoonist's summer retreat.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.