These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

Once an ornate movie theater remade by Catholic Charities.

A Chicago Movie Palace Lost to Time.

Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

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

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

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

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

First planned industrial community in the United States.

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

A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.