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

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

"No writer ever gave more to a city and got back less.”

A strange rock in Chicago marks the spot where a tree once stood in honor of the 18th President.

A one-armed veteran of the Battle of Waterloo lies in a cemetery for one in the middle of a Chicago scrapyard.

A Chicago Movie Palace Lost to Time.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

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

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

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

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

Chicago was once a major hub of film production, but being silent film you don’t hear much about it.

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

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

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 cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

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

No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.

An eccentric park and pool.

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.