Cattle Path

Behind a pair of non-descript black doors, to the left of the main entrance to 100 W. Monroe, lies a mostly-forgotten remnant of Chicago's pastoral past. In 1844, Willard Jones, the owner of a 90-foot-wide parcel of land to the ...

Confederate Mound at Oak Woods Cemetery

Oak Woods Cemetery is home to Confederate Mound, the largest Confederate burial ground in the northern United States. The Confederate soldiers interred here were imprisoned and died at Camp Douglas, a Civil War prison camp located in what is now ...

Camp Douglas

The camp, named for Illinois senator Stephen Douglas, opened in 1861 as a training facility for Union soldiers. It occupied about eighty acres of Douglas’ land in what is now Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. It was converted into a prison camp ...

Chicago Pedway System

Underneath the Chicago Cultural Center is one of many entrances to Chicago's extensive Pedway System, a collection of above- and below-ground passageways reserved for Chicago walkers who want to avoid packed sidewalks and unpleasant weather. The pedway's tunnels run underneath ...

Green Bay Trail

This point marks the beginning of the ancient Native American trail to what is now Green Bay, Wisconsin. The path marched north from the Chicago River along what is now Rush Street to Chicago Avenue and then traveled northwest until ...

Pike Place Urban Garden

The Pike Place Urban Garden is a 2,000 square foot rooftop community garden aimed at creating a place for volunteers, Pike Place Senior Center residents, and market visitors to meet. The garden is maintained by a team of volunteers and ...

Market Highstalls

Seattle is one of the most vegetarian-friendly cities in the United States. Part of what makes this possible is the abundance and quality of produce throughout much of the city, including the highstalls of Pike Place Market.

Vegetarians are ...

Eagle Harbor Superfund Site

The Pacific Creosoting Plant/Wyckoff Facility was formerly one of the largest creosote plants in the world. Its products were used in major construction projects such as the Northern Pacific Railway and the Panama Canal. The plant has been a Superfund ...