Where the Model T was made and the assembly line was invented.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

A one-armed veteran of the Battle of Waterloo lies in a cemetery for one in the middle of a Chicago scrapyard.

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

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

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

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

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

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 abstract sculpture is rumored to cast a hammer-and-sickle shadow once a year.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

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

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

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

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

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

First planned industrial community in the United States.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.