Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

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

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

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

Designed by Alfred Caldwel, this landscape showcases his vision of a native garden.

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

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

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

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

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

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

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

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.

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

This abstract sculpture is rumored to cast a hammer-and-sickle shadow once a year.

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.