Chicago, Illinois
Essanay Studios
This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.
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Chicago, Illinois
This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.
Chicago, Illinois
A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.
Chicago, Illinois
An eccentric park and pool.
Chicago, Illinois
Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.
Chicago, Illinois
These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.
Chicago, Illinois
Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.
Chicago, Illinois
A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.
Chicago, Illinois
This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.
Chicago, Illinois
A European-style bath house in Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois
A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois
Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.
Chicago, Illinois
An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.
Chicago, Illinois
This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.
Chicago, Illinois
You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.
Chicago, Illinois
First planned industrial community in the United States.
Des Plaines, Illinois
Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.
Wilmette, Illinois
The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.
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
The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.
Chicago, Illinois
Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.
Chicago, Illinois
A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.
Chicago, Illinois
Former bath house turns gastropub.
Chicago, Illinois
Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.
Paris, France
The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.