A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

Honoring Italian greats from Joe DiMaggio to Rocky Marciano.

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

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

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

A strange rock in Chicago marks the spot where a tree once stood in honor of the 18th President.

A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.

A bloodstain from "the wound of the transverberation of the heart."

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

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

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.

This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

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

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

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

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

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.

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

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

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.