A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

This deceivingly ordinary warehouse hides an enormous collection of pop culture treasures.

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

An amazing collection of scale model ships.

The NBA player's elaborate former home is now a ghost of its old glory.

Chicago was once a major hub of film production, but being silent film you don’t hear much about it.

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

This Mediterranean castle was built for a millionaire and his giant dog.

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

This historic lavatory leftover features two levels of defecation stations completely without context.

Moving, mind-blowing metal sculpture work of an outsider artist.

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.

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

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

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

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

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.