Places caitmckay Wants to Go

America's original house of worship for Spiritualism, the religious movement based on communing with the dead.

The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.

Radical Bookstore and Community Space.

Site of a famous 19th-century transcendentalist utopian community, now abandoned.

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.

The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.

Honoring the star of the “The Bob Newhart Show” which took place in the city of Chicago in the 1970s.

This art gallery and oddities boutique bewitches visitors with a trove of occult trinkets and eccentric antiques, work by an ever-changing roster of underground artists, and classes in tarot and other mystic arts.

Honoring Italian greats from Joe DiMaggio to Rocky Marciano.

Designed by Alfred Caldwel, this landscape showcases his vision of a native garden.

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

A bloodstain from "the wound of the transverberation of the heart."

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

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

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