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

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

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

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

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

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

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

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

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

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

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

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

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.