A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

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

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

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

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

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

The creator of the Kewpie doll's former home has been turned into a museum celebrating her life and work.

Undone by Prohibition, this abandoned brewery-turned-flour mill is now ready for its third act.

A museum dedicated to man's boldest venture.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.