Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.

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

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

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

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

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

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

A science teacher's dream.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

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