A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

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.

Location of the Real World's disastrous, and protested, eleventh season.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

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

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

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

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

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

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

Former bath house turns gastropub.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

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

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

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

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.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

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

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

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

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