Places ericcuebas Wants to Go

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

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

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.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

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

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

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

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

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

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

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

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

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

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

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

More than 8,000 drinking jugs say “Cheers!” to a guy named Toby.

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

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

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

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

The oldest house in Chicago certainly doesn't look the part and there are some who say it doesn't deserve its title either.