Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

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

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

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

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

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

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

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

The 606 is a decade in the making.

An eccentric park and pool.

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

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

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

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.