The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.

The oldest experimental corn field in America is still creating better ways to grow crops.

An actor's tribute to a former mentor.

The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.

After an Illinois church was struck by lightning and burned down, Frank Lloyd Wright designed this replacement.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.

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

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

The murals have transformed a residential alley into a vibrant drive-through gallery.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

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

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

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

This little barrel-shaped cottage by Lake Superior was once a cartoonist's summer retreat.