Places eharjes Wants to Go

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.

Where dioramas can follow you home.

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

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

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

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

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

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

Pizza with a side of fine art.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

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

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.