This botanical garden boasts sculptures, industrial ruins, and an endorsement from the Dalai Lama.

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

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

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

A European-style bath house in Chicago.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

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

Pizza with a side of fine art.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

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

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

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

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

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

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

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

Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.