Places bmbailey96 Wants to Go

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

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

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

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

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

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

One of the oldest continually operating drinking establishments west of the Mississippi.

A collection of odd-shaped and quirky sounding instruments handmade by a midcentury inventor-composer.

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.