Places genangela Wants to Go

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

This old-fashioned confectionary has been family owned and operated for more than a century.

Kwanu'sila the Thunderbird has been silently watching over Chicago for more than 100 years (kind of).

A 30-foot-tall goat tower in central Illinois is home to a herd of Swiss ungulates.

This odd stone memorial remembers a loyal dog who offended the rail barons with his speed and saved his master with his pee.

Abraham Lincoln's likeness rests at the top of this giant totem pole.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

This former nursery supplied plants for the creation of Chicago's largest park.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

A collection of 11 million buttons illustrates the human toll of the Holocaust.

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

This historic lavatory leftover features two levels of defecation stations completely without context.

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

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.

Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.

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

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."

The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.