Chicago, Illinois
Couch Place (The Alley of Death)
This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.
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Chicago, Illinois
This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.
Chicago, Illinois
Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.
Chicago, Illinois
One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.
Chicago, Illinois
What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.
Chicago, Illinois
This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.
Villa Park, Illinois
This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.
Harvey, Illinois
Urban explorers embraced America's now demolished first suburban mall, south of Chicago.
Midlothian, Illinois
A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.
Chicago, Illinois
Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.
Oak Park, Illinois
The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.
Chicago, Illinois
The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.
Chicago, Illinois
This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois
A theater sits abandoned on Roosevelt Road, once majestic in splendor, now majestic in decay.
Joliet, Illinois
What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.
Chicago, Illinois
What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.
Jadwin, Missouri
Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.
Chicago, Illinois
This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.