Places irenel Wants to Go

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

Designed by Alfred Caldwel, this landscape showcases his vision of a native garden.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

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

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

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

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

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

This 17th-century house was once the trading hub for two prominent Canadian fur barons.

A walk along this white sand beach creates a symphony.

This 820-foot-high spiral ramp is a walkway to the sky.

The site of the fossilized remains of some of Earth’s earliest primitive, microbial life forms.

This lighthouse has been in operation since 1881, with an interesting connection to the RMS Titanic.

A mysterious sculpture is hidden in Vancouver's Stanley Park.

Dive into the history and true tall-tales of Banff National Park.

Massive gannet colony perched on cliffs, with hiking trails and an interpretation center.

This is where all crows in the surrounding region come to roost from the entire Lower Mainland of Vancouver.

Where the legendary wizard sleeps for eternity, according to Arthurian lore.

This striking sculpture was created in memory of enslaved people, acknowledging that the city of Bordeaux was France’s second-largest slave-trade port.

These enigmatic sculptures have decorated the exterior of the House of the Seven Deadly Sins since the Middle Ages

Impressive spectacle of how a bunker can land on a beach and resist mother nature for the years that have passed since WWII.