The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

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

The oldest house in Chicago certainly doesn't look the part and there are some who say it doesn't deserve its title either.

A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.

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

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

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.

No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

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.

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

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

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.

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

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

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

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.