Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

"No writer ever gave more to a city and got back less.”

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

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

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

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

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

An eatery in a shallow river where diners can enjoy their meal mere feet from the base of an artificial waterfall.

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.

Where dioramas can follow you home.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

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

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

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.