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

This art gallery and oddities boutique bewitches visitors with a trove of occult trinkets and eccentric antiques, work by an ever-changing roster of underground artists, and classes in tarot and other mystic arts.

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

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."

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

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

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

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

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

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

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

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

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

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

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

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

Nestled in the heart of Milan is a real wunderkammer of morbid curiosities.

Invented in the mid-19th century, this machine could send copied images via telegraph lines.

Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.

This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.