Places altmind Wants to Go

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

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.

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

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

Abandoned since the 1950s, the streetcar lane beneath the heavily trafficked bridge lays empty and unused.

This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.

Acres of English cottage gardens, unexpectedly nestled in a Cleveland suburb.

An old church full of restored Catholic statues is a makeup artist's labor of love.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

The evolution of recreational vehicles and motorhomes is on display in the “RV capital of the world."

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

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

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