This massive airship factory is so large that it has its own indoor weather.

Memorials and tributes scattered across the university grounds remember a famous national tragedy of the Nixon era.

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.

The arboretum whose marshy soil sucked up the dreams of housing developers.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

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

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

The Bong-area park police have asked visitors to please, stop stealing the signs.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

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

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

Former bath house turns gastropub.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

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

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

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

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

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

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