Also known as the Osaka Garden, this garden was originally built in 1893 as part of the World's Columbian Exposition.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

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

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

No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.

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

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

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

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

A historic 1929 art-house cinema that features independent, classic, cult, and foreign films in an atmospheric setting.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A 70,000-square-foot institution dedicated to a very literal, creationist perspective on the Book of Genesis.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

Marine fossils from the Devonian period are exposed at this park.