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

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

A science teacher's dream.

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

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

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

The 606 is a decade in the making.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

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

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

An eccentric park and pool.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

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

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

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