In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

A sprawling museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

A bloodstain from "the wound of the transverberation of the heart."

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

Take a break from all the boring business of death at this funeral home mini-golf course.

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

A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.

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

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.

This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.

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

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

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