A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

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

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

This cemetery is all that remains of a school for "wayward" girls.

A one-armed veteran of the Battle of Waterloo lies in a cemetery for one in the middle of a Chicago scrapyard.

Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.

Chicago’s incendiary role in the labor movement.

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

First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.

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

This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

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

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

Designed by Alfred Caldwel, this landscape showcases his vision of a native garden.

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.

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

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

One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

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