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

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

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

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

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

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The 606 is a decade in the making.

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

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

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

A European-style bath house in Chicago.

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

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

The world's only known button museum.

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

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."