Places eharjes Wants to Go

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

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

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

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

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

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

A science teacher's dream.

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.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

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

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

A basement pool hall is the front for some of the best Dominican food in New York City.

A large boulder marks the place where the island of Manhattan was purportedly "sold" to the Dutch.

This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.

Astonishing collection of helmets, scientific instruments, and medical models.

The world's first museum of its kind is packed with nostalgic relics of the past.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

Unusual books about food and drink abound in this 19th-century New York townhouse.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.

Self-sufficient greenhouse floating on the Hudson River.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."