Places cristyshepherd Wants to Go

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

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

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

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

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A science teacher's dream.

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

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

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

A Mormon place of exile in Missouri.

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

This majestic tree has survived 400 years of storms, droughts, and floods, and is a beloved natural landmark in Missouri.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

These semi-natural waterfalls hint at the park's Victorian-era industrial past.

The largest of Denmark's seven mysterious round churches stands on an island in the Baltic Sea.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.