G.V. Black, the Father of Modern Dentistry, keeps an eternal eye on Chicagoan’s teeth from his perch in Lincoln Park.

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

Parking lot where a Chicago mayor was inaugurated under very sketchy circumstances.

Location of the Real World's disastrous, and protested, eleventh season.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

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

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

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

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

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

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

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

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

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

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.

Hidden on the 7th floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

Inside the center are Italian works of art and a replica model of St. Peter's Basilica.