Kwanu'sila the Thunderbird has been silently watching over Chicago for more than 100 years (kind of).

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

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

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

This 4,000-acre restored grassland in northern Illinois is home to a range of native flora and fauna, from clovers to plovers to a herd of bison.

These murals have been brightening a Chicago beach for more than 30 years.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

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

The 606 is a decade in the making.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

A science teacher's dream.

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

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

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

Where dioramas can follow you home.

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

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

An unassuming store hides relics of its former life as the jazz club that hosted some of the best black performers of the 1920s and '30s.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.