Places abigcalfan Wants to Go

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

A 57-foot stained-glass dome from a Parisian tango house now crowns a wine bar in the San Bernardino Mountains.

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

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

A unique 3-D sculpture based on Rene Magritte’s “The Red Model.”

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

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

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

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

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

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

This 39-foot-tall version of a Hopi figure stands in Arizona.

A disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright built an experimental, partially underground home in the desert.

The exit of the largest prisoner-of-war escape attempt on American soil during World War II.

A towering bronze statue memorializes the founding father of postwar American conservatism.

An out of this world experience.

A 26-foot-tall jackrabbit celebrates the past and future of the Southwest.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

A large instrument played by the wind.