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

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

More than 8,000 drinking jugs say “Cheers!” to a guy named Toby.

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

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

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

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

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

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

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.