The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.

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

A Bibliophile's Dream.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

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

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

On the shores of Lake Kalamazoo, a plaque marks a fictional event where an island nation ran aground.

The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.

This museum remembers an apocalyptic cult that became more famous for baseball than religious radicalism.

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

This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.

This old steel industry company town has a tradition of parking cars on the sidewalk so people can walk in the narrow streets.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.

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

This one-room cabin where the young colonel slept during the French and Indian War.

Chicago was once a major hub of film production, but being silent film you don’t hear much about it.

G.V. Black, the Father of Modern Dentistry, keeps an eternal eye on Chicagoan’s teeth from his perch in Lincoln Park.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.