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

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

An eccentric park and pool.

A long lost multi-cultural music venue used to reside in the bottom floor of Chicago's Flat Iron Building.

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

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

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

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

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

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

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

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

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

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

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

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

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

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

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.

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

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.