The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

A 19th-century horse lover's bequest led to the construction of this unique fountain in Chicago.

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

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

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

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

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.

Yo, Adrian!

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.