This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.

This monument owes its name to a quote by the famous civil rights activist and journalist.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

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

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.

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

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

A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

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

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.

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

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

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

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

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

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

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

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

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