This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

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

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

Chicago’s incendiary role in the labor movement.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

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

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

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

A medieval house with mysterious alchemical inscriptions on its facade

Tens of thousands of ancient rock carvings hidden in the heart of a French national park.

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."

Inside this park resides a giant clock tower and ancient sundial that overlook the town below.

This medieval church is not only notable for its architecture, but also its connection with LGBTQ+ history.

A stone circle on the slopes of a Caribbean volcano commemorates the leader of an anti-slavery uprising.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

A medieval fresco which reminds visitors that death will come for us all.

The medieval home is still engraved with the symbol of the profession, an eye flanked by two axes.

A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.