This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

This former nursery supplied plants for the creation of Chicago's largest park.

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

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

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

The clothes-washing king doubles as a community center with some unusual features, including an aviary filled with finches.

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

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

Chicago was once a major hub of film production, but being silent film you don’t hear much about it.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

A source of civic pride, though the reason for its construction is unknown.

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

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

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

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

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

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

Pumpkin-like gargoyles and grotesques peer down from the rooftop of this unassuming apartment building in Illinois.