Places AMHAT Wants to Go

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

With 8,000 pipes this giant instrument is the most versatile theatre pipe organ ever built.

The oldest functioning restaurant in the state of Illinois, operating since 1847.

The study has wall paneling from a 17th century ship.

This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.

Where a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse met one Saturday and changed their lives forever.

This historic store hides a museum exhibiting a shoe-sizing x-ray machine and a pair of kicks that once belonged to the world's tallest man.

Inside the center are Italian works of art and a replica model of St. Peter's Basilica.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

Chicago’s incendiary role in the labor movement.

A board game enthusiast's love for the game, memorialized forever.

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

Chicago’s last original drive-in restaurant is a family-run hot dog joint that started in 1948.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

Just outside Chicago, one of the few traditional Mongolian restaurants in the U.S. serves a misunderstood cuisine.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

In Chicago, an empty relic of a time when neighborhood zoos were more common.

The murals have transformed a residential alley into a vibrant drive-through gallery.

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

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

A rare cliffside vantage point of Lake Michigan with an explosive history.