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

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

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

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

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

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

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

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

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

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

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

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

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.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.

A science teacher's dream.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."