Where dioramas can follow you home.

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

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

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

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

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

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

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

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

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

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

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

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

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

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

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

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

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

Two New York rooftops are home to the largest rooftop soil farms in the world.

New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.