An amazing collection of scale model ships.

This deceivingly ordinary warehouse hides an enormous collection of pop culture treasures.

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

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

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

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

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

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

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

The preserved remains of the former Milwaukee County Hospital for the Insane are hidden in the wooded grounds of County Park.

This lakefront cottage was crafted in the 1800s and was once a sanitorium.

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

The spaceship-like theater, which is still in use, was one of the most popular exhibits at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.