This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

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

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

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

Honoring Italian greats from Joe DiMaggio to Rocky Marciano.

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

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

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

A Beaux-Arts triumph set to become Ford's innovation campus

Detroit’s Eastern Market has been transformed into an outdoor museum with colorful murals that address social issues and symbolize the city.

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.

Where the Model T was made and the assembly line was invented.