This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

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

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

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

This horror movie and monster shop is like if a haunted house was a retail store.

Home to the world's largest refracting telescope and the birthplace of modern astrophysics.

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

See where Bill Murray kidnapped a hapless Punxsutawney Phil.

The oldest purpose built museum in Illinois, home to original Victorian taxidermy.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

This gateway to subterranean Hanover plays jazz, pop and rock to surprised passersby.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

This small-town opera house has appeared much more in national culture and history than its charming setting might suggest.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

This house renovated by Frank Lloyd Wright was the centerpiece of a lavish 20th-century estate.