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

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

A number of gruesome unsolved murders have turned this simple home into a morbid tourist trap.

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

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

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

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

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

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

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

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

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

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.

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

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

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

This softly rounded mansion was built without corners not to avoid evil spirits, but to make them more comfortable.

An unlikely Transcendental Meditation haven in the American Heartland built around the ancient Vedic principles of balance and harmony.

Once a speakeasy operated by Al Capone, this Milwaukee cigar bar is now a haven for ghost hunters.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.