Places ERuler39 Wants to Go

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

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

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

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

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

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

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

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

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

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

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

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

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

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

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

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

The tunnel that runs beneath this former inn was once a hiding place for enslaved people seeking freedom.