A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

The NBA player's elaborate former home is now a ghost of its old glory.

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

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

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

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

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

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

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.