In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

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

The study has wall paneling from a 17th century ship.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

Now nearly abandoned, Kaskaskia was once the capital of Illinois and one of the most important towns on the upper Mississippi.

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

The dream home of an iconoclastic renaissance man still stands as a monument to his domestically mundane vision.

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

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

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

A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

An eccentric park and pool.

This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

Eclectic collection of rare and beautiful stones in a historic home.

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

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

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

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

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