Places grantavery Wants to Go

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

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

The world's third-largest scale model of the planets.

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

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

In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

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

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

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

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

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