Former bath house turns gastropub.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

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

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

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

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

First planned industrial community in the United States.

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

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

One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

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

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

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

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

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

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

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

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

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.