An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

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

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

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

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

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

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

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

An eccentric park and pool.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

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

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

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

Advice-columnist's bell tower, paid for with pennies.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

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

People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.