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

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

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

This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

A theater sits abandoned on Roosevelt Road, once majestic in splendor, now majestic in decay.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

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

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

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

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.

Honoring Italian greats from Joe DiMaggio to Rocky Marciano.

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

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

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

Where dioramas can follow you home.

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

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