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

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

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

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

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

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

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

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

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

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

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

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

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

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

A flamboyantly decorated bridge signals diversity and fellowship at the entry to Indianapolis' Broad Ripple Village.

But did the famous feminist and abolitionist ever really say those iconic four words?

Memorials and tributes scattered across the university grounds remember a famous national tragedy of the Nixon era.

A history of tragedy and a pile of eerie stories have contributed to this house's consistent ranking as one of the most haunted places in Ohio.

Ghost stories surrounded this “castle,” the only structure from a huge mansion that was never built.

A wonderful and easily overlooked museum tucked in Ohio's Burke Lakefront Airport.

The ruins of the suspension bridge hang over Kingsbury Run as a ghost of racial prejudice.

The site of Neil Armstrong's first flight is marked by a full on replica of the moon landers.