A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."

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

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

An eccentric park and pool.

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

No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.

Hidden on the 7th floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

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

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

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

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

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

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

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

The 606 is a decade in the making.

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