This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

An eccentric park and pool.

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

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

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

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

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

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

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

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

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

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

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

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

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

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

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

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

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

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.