A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

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

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

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

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

The NBA player's elaborate former home is now a ghost of its old glory.

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

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

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

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

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

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

A long lost multi-cultural music venue used to reside in the bottom floor of Chicago's Flat Iron Building.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

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

Former bath house turns gastropub.

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

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

People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.