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

An eccentric park and pool.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

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

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

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

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

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

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

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

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

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.