This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

An eccentric park and pool.

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

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

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

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

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

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

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

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

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

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

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

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

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

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

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

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