A 19th-century horse lover's bequest led to the construction of this unique fountain in Chicago.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

A strange rock in Chicago marks the spot where a tree once stood in honor of the 18th President.

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

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

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

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

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

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

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

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

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

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

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

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

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.

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

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

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

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

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