An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

Seasonal, Pacific Northwest cuisine served in a 101 year old firehouse.

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

One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

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

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

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

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

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

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

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

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

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

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

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

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

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

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

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

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

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.