These murals have been brightening a Chicago beach for more than 30 years.

Honoring the star of the “The Bob Newhart Show” which took place in the city of Chicago in the 1970s.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

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

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

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

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

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

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

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

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

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

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