This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

A curious building honoring past and current members of a historic musical comedy troupe.

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

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

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

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

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

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

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

Three courses accompanied by Christian rock.

This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

This kitschy curio wonderland is full of fake animals, teak tables, and a cacophony of random bric-a-brac.