Lined with plaques and tributes to veterans, this patriotic street was founded by Mexican immigrants.

The oldest experimental corn field in America is still creating better ways to grow crops.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

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

The park that the Chicago Stockyards built.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.

This cemetery is all that remains of a school for "wayward" girls.

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

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

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

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

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

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

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.