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

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

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

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

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

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

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

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

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

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

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

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

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

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

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