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

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

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

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

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

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.

Pizza with a side of fine art.

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

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

You were once able to challenge a chicken to tic-tac-toe at this park, which is now converted into the Aikman Wildlife Adventure.

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.