The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

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

This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

A collection of Witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

On the upper deck of this church-owned parking garage stand eight pillars topped with different Catholic saints.

Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.

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

How did a 2,000-year-old Roman column find its way to a Chicago park?

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.

A relic of the Cold War in Chicago.

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

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

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

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

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

Where dioramas can follow you home.

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

An eccentric park and pool.

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