These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

A Beaux-Arts triumph set to become Ford's innovation campus

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

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

Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

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

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

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

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

An eccentric park and pool.

This abandoned 19th century orphanage started as a boarding school for children of Civil War veterans.

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

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

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

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

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."