The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

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

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

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

Honoring the star of the “The Bob Newhart Show” which took place in the city of Chicago in the 1970s.

This old-fashioned confectionary has been family owned and operated for more than a century.

Location of the Real World's disastrous, and protested, eleventh season.

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

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

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

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

Designed by Alfred Caldwel, this landscape showcases his vision of a native garden.

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

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

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

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

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

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

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

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

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