Places aeholmquist Wants to Go

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

The world's only known button museum.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

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

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.