A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

Parking lot where a Chicago mayor was inaugurated under very sketchy circumstances.

Landmark Chicago building narrowly avoided destruction.

Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.

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.

Once an ornate movie theater remade by Catholic Charities.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

A Chicago Movie Palace Lost to Time.

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

Hidden on the 7th floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

Location of the Real World's disastrous, and protested, eleventh season.

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

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

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

An eccentric park and pool.

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

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

The 606 is a decade in the making.