The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

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

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

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

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

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

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

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

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

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

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

A Bibliophile's Dream.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

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

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