The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

Offbeat arts organization that hosts exhibitions, events, and explorations.

Piano-making empire filled with 200-year-old steam machines still churning out 1,000 instruments a year.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

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

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

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

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

A Chicago Movie Palace Lost to Time.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

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