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

The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.

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

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

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.

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.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

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

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

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

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

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

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

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

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

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.

The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

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

First planned industrial community in the United States.

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.