A 30-foot-tall goat tower in central Illinois is home to a herd of Swiss ungulates.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

The oldest house in Chicago certainly doesn't look the part and there are some who say it doesn't deserve its title either.

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

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

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

First planned industrial community in the United States.

One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

This art gallery and oddities boutique bewitches visitors with a trove of occult trinkets and eccentric antiques, work by an ever-changing roster of underground artists, and classes in tarot and other mystic arts.

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

Designed by Alfred Caldwel, this landscape showcases his vision of a native garden.

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

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

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

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

An eccentric park and pool.

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

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