This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

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

An eccentric park and pool.

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

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

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

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A European-style bath house in Chicago.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

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

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

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

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

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

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

Former bath house turns gastropub.

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

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.