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

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

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

A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.

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

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

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

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

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

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

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

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

Urban explorers embraced America's now demolished first suburban mall, south of Chicago.

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

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

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