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

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

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

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

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

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

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

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.