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

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

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

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

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

First planned industrial community in the United States.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

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

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

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

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

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

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.