Places AMHAT Wants to Go

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

A hidden oasis just north of Chicago's Chinatown.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.

After an Illinois church was struck by lightning and burned down, Frank Lloyd Wright designed this replacement.

A sprawling historic mansion with connections to a notable industrial and publishing dynasty.

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

At the largest railway museum in the United States, you can see everything from an early steam engine to a functioning Thomas the Tank Engine.

Volo Bog is the only open-water quaking bog in Illinois, and also the southernmost open-water quaking bog in North America to exhibit all stages of bog succession.

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.