The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

Enjoy coffee and cake while viewing antique medical equipment at this unique cafe.

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

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

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

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.

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

Chicago’s incendiary role in the labor movement.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

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

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.

A science teacher's dream.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

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

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.